
An Endless Poetry The Musical
天纵庸才
November 12-13, 2022, Madison
Wisconsin Union Theater, UW-Madison
Adapted from The Concert <XU’s Diary许有成的日记> | Original Director & Playwright: Xier Lin
Produced by Foundland Musical
Old XU is an old professor who spends half a century in the university, living a successful and peaceful life. However, in XU's world, there is only one thing he has not accomplished and a secret he has not told: a wandering poet called WU and his poems that no one knows about. One day, Old XU encounters a girl CHEN by the river and starts to recall his life and story with the unknown poet.
( The show is performed in Mandarin Chinese with live English Subtitles )
Creative Team
Playwright/Producer: Fina Zhou
Director: Charlotte Xu
Music Director/Vocal Coach: Victoria Wu
Acting Coach: Veronica Wu
Assistant Director: Esther Li
Technical Director: Haoming Meng
Scenic Designer: Chloe Wu & Yuhan Sun
Lighting Designer: Zixuan Wan
Sound Designer: Leo Wang
Costume Designer: Chloe Wu & Alana Pang
Props Master: Xiyu Cao
Stage Manager: Alana Lou
Assistant Stage Managers : Tianqi Shen
Graphic Designer: Chloe Wu
Subtitles Translation: Veronica Wu, Xinyuan Wu, Sabrina Chen, Yubin Duan, Rainy Jin, Esther Li
Promotion Team: Binyang Wang, Eton Mu, Jinn Li, Anny Xue
Financial Specialist: Cindy Liu
Photographer & Videographer: Junda Li, Gefei Shen, Veronica Wu, Leo Wang
XU YOUCHENG: Yifan Chen
WU YONG: Andrew Liu
LULU: Victoria Wu
HU: Ramona Liu
Senior XU: Tony Guan
XIAO CHEN: Anny Xue
Lakeshore Poets: Xinyuan Wu, Judy Zhu, Mary Lu, Jenny Yan
Pianist: Chris Tang
Cast
Watch the Recording
Noted the video is in Chinese without English Subtitles
More About the Show
It is the first original Chinese Musical in Midwest.