Repertoire
summaries of the plays we perform most often
連環記 A Plot of Menage à Trois
東漢末, 董卓擅權跋扈, 義子呂布鐃勇善戰，司徒王允憂心國事, 欲誅董卓, 卻苦無良策。
This play takes place at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220AD), when Dong Zhuo, a mighty and ruthless general, seizes power from the emperor.
繡襦記 An Embroidered Robe
秀才鄭元和出身仕宦之家。奉父命往長安應試，卻迷戀長安名妓李亞仙。
The play poses as a morality drama to warn against debauchery and hedonism, which the play states can only lead to pain and destruction.
十五貫 Fifteen Strings of Cash
《十五貫》原劇為明末清初劇作家朱素臣所作，一九五0年代經改編，由傳字輩崑曲大師周傳瑛、王傳淞等主演，表演細膩生動，人物塑造鮮明。
Written by Sucheng Zhu in the seventeenth century, the original script was adapted in the 1950s and performed with the lead roles played by kunqu masters Chuanying Zhou and Chuansong Wang who brought life and depth to the characters.
鐘馗嫁妹 Zhong Kui’s Earthly Mission
終南山進士鐘馗與好友杜平入京赴試，兩人俱中進士。皇帝召見時，見鐘馗面貌醜陋，乃將其除名。鍾受此大辱，羞怒之下，觸死於後宰門。
Zhong Kui’s Earthly Mission is unique not only for its extreme dexterity in dance movements of the characters but also for the tale it tells of tender feelings between siblings and friends across the barrier between the human world and the netherworld.