麻雀（死）在物流货仓的晚上（演出时间 May 1-3, Seaver Theatre Large Studio），由鄒棓鈞编剧，Chloe Zhao (PZ '26) 导演。
Sparrows that Live On (Fear) (May 1-3 in Seaver Theatre Large Studio) written by Alastor Chow, directed by Chloe Zhao (PZ '26).
Synopsis:
一只死麻雀从物流货仓的货箱里掉出来，五个工人想起一则“杀麻雀”的都市传闻。与此同时，另一些角落里的人也各自陷入困境：一个男人在与妹妹断绝关系后急着自保；一位母亲在家暴中忍气吞声想护住孩子；二手书店里店主面对一位卖书客人犹豫要不要接下这单生意；剑道场上少女正面迎战师傅。五段发生在城市边缘的故事，由五位演员分饰十四个角色串联起来，所有人的日常都被这只麻雀搅乱。
A sparrow is found dead in a logistics warehouse, triggering an urban rumor about sparrow killings. A man cuts ties with his sister and desperately seeks self-protection. A mother endures domestic violence to protect her child. A customer tries to sell books at a second-hand bookstore; the owner hesitates. At the same time, a girl faces her master in a kendo duel. Five actors play fourteen roles. Five stories collide, all disrupted by a single sparrow. In this swirling nightmare, who truly conquers the night?
Content Notice
本剧包含家庭暴力与身体伤害、儿童受伤害及死亡暗示内容，以及动物死亡与流血描写，可能引起部分观众不适。
This production contains domestic violence and physical harm, suggestive references to harm to a child and possible child death, and depictions of animal death and blood, which may be distressing to some audiences.
Key Dates:
Tech Week: Apr 27 - Apr 30
Performance: May 1 - May 3
Director's note:
五个看似无关的故事，截然不同的人物和场景，同一批演员穿插着饰演。一个说不清道不明的东西出现，有人急于自保，有人挣扎求生，有人直面伤害。我很喜欢这个剧本独特的表达形式，每一个片段像被迫打碎了又被揉到一起的拼图，彼此不解释，也不互相安慰，只是把角色放在现场里，让你看见他们怎么撑、怎么躲、怎么硬扛，或者怎么把自己推到一个更危险的选择里。读这个剧本的时候我眼中的舞台是一个信息密度很高的空间，故事背后充满了更多故事，但好像似有非有，不会充斥在观众面前。剧本没有明确的答案，我也没有，我希望观众能在走的时候带走自己眼中能看见的东西。这会是一场很好玩很有趣的戏，很高兴和大家一起创作，期待试镜见到你们：）
This is a piece of five completely different stories stitched together by characters morphing in and out from one another. It’s about this shared unnamed something that disturbs each world, some people scramble to protect themselves, some fight, some get pulled into the abyss of trauma and pain. What I love about this play is how these stories are told without spelling anything out. Scenes instead of being an agency of temporal development, resemble more pieces of a shattered puzzle, broken apart but somehow connected together. You observe the characters live as they move forward, hesitate, resist and give in. I envisioned the stage to be packed with stories yet with none right in front of your eyes. I hope for the audience to leave the theater with what their vision brought them to and what hides beneath that. This is going to be a fun piece to craft and I am really excited to make it happen :)
预计填写时间5–10分钟。欢迎用中文或英文填写此表单！
Estimated completion time 5-10 minutes. Feel free to fill out this form in English or Chinese!
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