Scripts of creativity

According to her, each year Sound and Fury attracts a number of theaters, troupes, production companies and practitioners. Some works that were well-received have been selected by organizations and presented as complete theater productions.

"This seemingly simple and crude combination of script-reading and performance maximizes the power of the script that goes to permeate the entire space, so that the audience can access the core issues without being confused by the styles of performances or the techniques of the directors," theater critic Shui Jing says.

Over the past five years, the team of Sound and Fury has been hosting events, including play-reading performances, lectures in playwriting, translation workshops and screenings.

The performances were livestreamed in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Chen Si'an, artistic director of the festival, the team is working on conducting a writing group for young dramatists next year, who will work together for a period of six to eight months.

It will also continue to host translation workshops to facilitate exchanges among different theater roles and cultural backgrounds.

"What we can do is to create a small but lively creative community, where playwrights and theater practitioners can exercise their talents in a free, tolerant, uninhibited and cooperative atmosphere," Chen Si'an says.