Original title: Hours of waiting in the middle of the first line of the prologue (quote)
“Happy face” then it is now “like a dream” Hu Huizhong was on the stage Poly (theme)
Beijing Daily YouthJournalist Guo Jia
More than 40 years ago, “Happy Face” added pure and elegant heroine to Taiwanese literary films. Today, the outstanding academic woman of that time has not been swept away by the years, and is still “beautiful and intelligent.” In recent days, the Yanghua version of “A Dream Like a Dream” was staged at the Poly Theater, the first successful theater show after the resumption of work on the Beijing stage. Hu Huizhong, who played the elderly Gu Xianglan.
“I really like the role of Elder Gu Xianglan”
It was his first time acting in a drama, Hu Huizhong just said lightly, “When fate comes, I have the opportunity to collaborate. Of course, it is the script that impresses me.” Before meeting the producer, Hu Huizhong said cried while reading the script, “I really like the role of the elderly Gu Xianglan. She remembered everything that happened to her when she was young on stage, and she really wanted to play it when she read the script.”
According to her, “Elder Gu Xianglan lived a life of ups and downs, all kinds of love and hate, grievances and even after the war, and finally she looked down on life and let herself go. Although she came from a humble background, she was warmhearted, righteous, and talented. It’s just that the environment and times forced her to take a different path. But she has her own aura and dignity, and can survive in any harsh environment. She has said her regret is that she’s lived too long, but from another perspective, she’s a woman of extremely tenacious vitality.”
“The experience of the theater rehearsals has helped a lot”
She was born as a heroine in a literary film and later filmed many fight scenes. Hu Huizhong, who has never practiced since childhood, was born with a very soft physique. After training, she has a different world . This time, even though she was new to the drama stage before, she said she was a person full of curiosity about life: “I like to try different ways of artistic expression, and these dramas are fun and exciting. Seeing the audience’s reaction , but feeling the eager anticipation of the audience on the stage, I like this kind of immediate reaction on the spot.And all the cast and crew are very talented, united and friendly, which makes me feel very warm and happy. “
On stage, Hu Huizhong recounted Gu Xianglan’s life experience in a soft and whiny Taiwanese accent. Lu Yan, Feng Xianzhen, Shi Ke and many other powerful actors have all played this role. Hu Huizhong started thinking about how to play him if she was replaced by herself when she read the script. “The current way of storytelling is not what I thought at first. Although I was moved when I read the script, I didn’t think about how to act it. I also watched some previous video materials. Later, I went to Beijing from isolate It was only when I had ideas and really knew how to act after I started rehearsing. Even though the director gave me a lot of room to act, he also helped me adjust at the right moment. I learned a lot from other actors.”
8 hours is very “grinding” for the actors
The 8 hours of “Dream Like a Dream” are enjoyable for the audience, but very “grinding” for the actors. After finishing the first line and the prologue, the elderly Gu Xianglan will not appear on stage for a long time. During each long wait, Hu Huizhong reads the script and occasionally pays attention to the stage through the monitor in the dressing room. dynamic. “I’m scared of forgetting the words, so I read the script and at the same time I want to draw the characters to be more alive.” As for the diary I held in my hand during the performance has my lines, Hu Huizhong said, “I won’t tell. , we have to figure it out for ourselves.”
From “Happy Face” to “A Dream Like a Dream”, Hu Huizhong was quite excited about the two important nodes in her life, “”Happy Face” is about love, and Gu Xianglan was tortured by the word “love” to her entire life. To my eyes, she’s a beautiful and wise ‘Gone with the Wind’, this role tells us to love the present and not to be too fussy.” As for whether there will be a stage plan in the future, Hu Huizhong said: A good script is the first bits.
