CFAN Theatre: 《井底天空》Skywatching Down the Well

剧情概要：

走出大山的女青年，留在大山的男青年，驻守村庄的女教师。三个篇章，三个名字，三种人生。这是一个关于“走出去”和“留下来”的故事，也是一个关于初心与归属、命运与选择、自由与和解的故事。

《井底天空》是一部原创中文话剧，讲述一所中国西南地区乡村中学的两代学生和教师之间的故事。当闭塞的小山村里唯一一个走出大山的女学生衣锦还乡，年少时未曾说出口的遗憾和梦想渐渐浮出水面。

故乡的记忆，离别的晚霞，埋藏在心底多年才被说出口的祝福与告别...《井底天空》邀请你走进名为“未栏村”的小山村，走进属于“井底之蛙”的世界。在那片大山环绕的土地上，你将倾听不同人生的呼吸与心跳，感受井底的倒影与井外的天空之间，关于梦想、遗憾与和解的漫长回声。

编剧：郭静荷Dorothy

Plot Summary:
Skywatching Down the Well is a play inspired by the Chinese idiom “The Frog at the Bottom of the Well” (井底之蛙).While the phrase is often interpreted as describing someone narrow-minded or lacking ambition, this play reimagines the idiom through a different lens. Set in Weilan Village, a small mountain community in Southwest China, the story explores the tension between confinement and aspiration, memory and belonging. Through the lives of two generations of villagers who leave, those who stay, and those who return, Skywatching Down the Well questions what it really means to look up at the sky from the bottom of a well.

The play focuses on the parallel stories of three main characters: Shen Mo (“Momo”), a girl who grew up in Weilan Village and later left for college in Beijing; Yan Yang, a boy who gave up the national college entrance exam (Gaokao) and chose to remain in the village; and Lin Xinan, their teacher, who devoted her life to staying in the village and educating its children. Through their intertwined journeys—one leaving, one staying, and one quietly witnessing both—Skywatching Down the Well examines themes of home and belongingness, fate and choices, freedom and reconciliation.

Playwright: Dorothy Guo

Our production will be performed in Chinese Mandarin; we will provide English subtitles during the performance.

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Admission is FREE! (Donations are warmly welcomed and appreciated)

演出时长为90分钟左右（无中场休息）

The run time will be approximately 90 minutes (no intermission)

Check-in Information:

两场演出均将于14:30及19:00 Open House，请您在这个时间于Lani Hall（位于Schoenberg Music Building内）门口携带电子票进行check-in。请务必提早不少于15min到场，以确保大家有足够时间在演出开始前check-in。

The house will open at 2.30pm and 7pm, please begin check-in with the electronic tickets at the front entrance of Lani Hall (located in the Schoenberg Music Building). Please prepare to arrive at least 15 minutes before show time to ensure ample time for check-in.

Parking Information:

我们推荐您停在 (We recommend parking at):

Parking Structure 2(Parking Lot 2, De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024)

Parking Structure 3(Parking Lot 3, De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90024)

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