Repertoire
summaries of the plays we perform most often
荊釵記 The Story of the Thorn Hairpin
《荊釵記》為南戲劇本，作者已佚。故事寫貧士王十朋以荊釵為聘，與錢玉蓮婚配。
The Story of the Thorn Hairpin is an anonymous work written in the fourteenth century.
白兔記 The Story of the White Rabbit
《白兔記》乃元代南戲劇本。劇演貧漢劉知遠與李三娘婚後，受三娘兄嫂欺侮。
A play written in the fourteenth century, The Story of the White Rabbit recounts the trials of Li Sanniang, a virtuous wife, and her eventual reunion with her husband and son.
浣紗記 The Story of Washing Gauze
《浣紗記》為明朝梁辰魚所作，是崑曲搬上戲曲舞台的最早作品，促成了崑曲的流傳與發展。
The Story of Washing Gauze, written by Chenyu Liang of the sixteenth century, is the first known play that employed kunqu in stage performance and contributed greatly to the art form’s popularization and development.
鳳凰山 The Phoenix Mountain
《鳳凰山》為明人所作，寫元朝安西王謀反，朝廷派遣青年謀臣江六郎喬裝改扮，化名海俊，潛入安西王府打探軍情。The Phoenix Mountain, an anonymous work from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), depicts a spy scheme that implicates the life and death of a princess.
昭君出塞 Lady Glory’s Trek to the North
〈昭君出塞〉根據元代劇作家馬致遠的名著《漢宮秋》改編而成。內容寫漢元帝時，奸臣毛延壽挑唆番王強索元帝妃子王昭君為妻。
Inspired by Autumn at the Han Palace, a masterpiece of poetic drama written by Ma Zhiyuan of the Yuan dynasty (1280-1368), Lady Glory’s Trek to the North is a Kunqu theater replete with sophisticated singing, dexterous acting and dancing, which makes it a popular but most demanding work.
西遊記 Journey to the West
《西遊記》敘述唐朝貞觀年間高僧玄奘前往印度取經，歷盡千山萬水，忍受風沙雨雪之苦，並不斷受到妖魔鬼怪的襲擊。
Journey to the West depicts the pilgrimage of Tripitaka (Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty, 602-664) to India to receive Buddhist teaching and obtain the scriptures.
吟風閣 The Pavilion of Clear Breeze
《吟風閣》為清朝楊潮觀所撰，其中包含短劇三十二齣，題材取自歷史與傳說，故事反映人情世態、官場廉弊。
The Pavilion of Clear Breeze was written by Chaoguan Yang of the eighteenth century. The play consists of thirty two one-acts, with stories based on histories and legends that reflect the various manifestations of humanity and the sharp contrast between the integrity and corruption of the bureaucracy.