PAI Hsien-yung’s masterwork Crystal Boys is set in the 1970s, an age of repression during which the gay community in Taiwan was severely stigmatized and marginalized. In 2014, the novel was adapted for the stage to great acclaim, with eight performances completely sold out. The play centers on Crystal Boys’ turbulent relationships, either with theirs lover or with their fathers, and delves deep into the anguish of these “sinful boys” - their loves and desires, and their hopes for redemption from their families. This 2020 revival coincides with the 40th anniversary of the novel’s publication, and features an all-star production team and cast drawn from the worlds of theater, television, dance and pop music.

*Premiered in 2014TIFA presented by National Theater & Concert Hall

Creative Society Theatre Group

Creative Society Theatre Group (CS) was founded in May, 1997 with the aim of promoting originality in the theater. Throughout the past 23 years, the CS has collaborated with numerous directors and creators from a range of theatrical and visual genres, spanning both old and new generations, to create a new and diverse aesthetics for contemporary theater in Taiwan. The high artistic quality of CS’s works has captured the attention of critics, audiences, media and academia alike and received raves in the process.

Original Text, Script / PAI Hsien-yung

Original Script / SHIH Ju-fang

Director / TSAO Jui-yuan

Choreography & Movement Director / WU Su-chun

Revival Stage Director / Brian WONG

Cast / John TING, LU Yi-long, Kurt CHOU, YAO Chang, Billy CHANG, HSU Hao-hsiang, HUANG Tsai-yi, WANG Chen-chuan, LIU Shih-min, LEE Ming-che, KUO Yao-jen, LIAO Yuan-ching, Galin LIN, JIAN Pei-syuan, Jeremy LAI

Dancers / HUANG You-xun, HUANG Ting-jung, FANG I-sung, PAN Hung-ming, CHUNG Chen-tse, LIU Chih-chen, LEE Jiann-sheuan, WANG Wei-lin, MA Chia-hao, HSIAO Hsieh-che, GUO Ding-wei, LIN Tse-an, HUANG Yen-lin, LIN Li-ting

Singer (Theme Song) / YANG Tsung-wei

Stage Design / Austin WANG

Music / Hugo Theo

Theme Song / Composed by Salsa CHEN

Theme Song / Lyrics by Albert LEUNG

Lighting Design / WONG Choo-yean

Video Design / Ethan WANG

Costume Design / Amber CHEN

Sound Design / TU Du-chih

Hair and Makeup Design / Ginny HUN

Sound Effect Design / CHEN Tofu

Theatrical Performance Director / HSU Hao-hsiang

Script Supplement (2020) / Macaca Sapiens

Tango Choreography / Alex HOU, Melody CHANG

Body Painting / FANG Chun-zheng

Calligraphy / TONG Yang-tze

Photography / HSU Pei-hung