Fifty years ago, a robot wants to become human, so he decides to be an actor to fight against the world for his dream.

Fifty years later, the world is dominated by robots. At this point, a human chooses to be an actor in order to show his compliance on his way of becoming a robot. While humans and machines are increasingly similar to each other, we should never forget that the world is just like a huge machine, constantly humming and functioning.

To resist, or to comply, which is the better solution? Or perhaps there these are not the only options?

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Playwright: WU Pengfei

Postgraduate student at the Meishi Film Academy of Chongqing University. Youth theatre director and playwright, resident in Hangzhou. Wu’s works were selected for the Emerging Theatre Artists’ Competition and the Outdoor Carnival of Wuzhen Theater Festival, Beijing MINI Theatre Festival and Beijing Fringe Festival. His motto is “travel further for more and better performances.”

Director: IP Kwan Bok Michael

Performers: XU Yingbang, IP Kwanbok, ZHANG Zhao Chogzi