人民大学英语毕业大戏上演在即 [ 2007-06-13 10:04 ] 每逢六月,中国人民大学外国语学院英语专业的同学都会以毕业公演的形势向学校汇报他们的学习成果。历经十几载,这道一年一度的英语话剧盛宴已经成为人大校园文化的一大亮点。而今年,由外国语学院与北京新航道英语培训学校联合主办的的毕业大戏将于6月22日晚在人民大学逸夫四百人会议中心隆重上演,以两部风格迥异的话剧,The
Price's Dilelmma(王子的苦恼)和美国著名女作家苏珊·格拉斯贝尔的正剧Trifle再一次掀起人大校园的英语戏剧热潮。
剧情简介: 1. The Prince's Dilemma 《王子的苦恼》 Prince Ali Babba has 40 wives
altogether already. Yet the 41th wife is such a talkative one that he cannot
sleep well during the night. He wants to marry his servant Yasmine, a beautiful
girl. However, the fortuneteller has predicted that Prince will not live a haapy
life with Yasmine unless he has married two other wives. Margaret happens to
appear in the Palace because of the shipwreck. At the same time the one who
loves Margaret and who she loves come to the Palace. A play is going on
therefore...
王子阿里巴巴的第41任妻子是个能讲一夜故事不睡的女人。尽管她貌美如花,王子却已对她忍无可忍。
王子身边的女仆Yasmine是个能歌善舞的漂亮姑娘,深得王子的喜爱,可是算命的告诉王子在他能娶到Yasime之前他必须要先娶他的42、43任妻子才行,否则他和Yasmine不会幸福。
逃婚的Margaret因沉船事件正好也到了阿里巴巴的国度,而巧的是她的未婚夫和她真正的心上人也因其后的搁浅而来到了王子的国家,一场闹剧就这样上演了......
2.
Trifle 《琐事》 A murder happened ina small town of America. Mr. Wright was found
died at home. Five people, Mr. and Mrs. Hale, Sherriff, Mrs. Peters and County
Attoney, came to the spot, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters happened to find the
crucial clue through trifles, and they knew Mrs. Wright killed her husband. But,
they chose to conceal the
truth...
在美国的一个小镇上,Wright先生在家里被谋杀。Hale夫妇,Peters太太,郡治安官和律师来到谋杀现场调查案件。过程中三位男士极度蔑视两位女士的推断,致使案情陷入僵局,然而她们通过一些琐事找到了Wright太太的杀人动机,但因种种理由她们选择保守为她这个秘密...
该剧的作者是美国著名女作家苏珊·格拉斯贝尔,曾获普利策奖获。
本月二十二号之后的汇报演出是一部可视性极强的大师级剧目的精彩演出,值得期待。后续报道将细说这台毕业大戏的台前幕后。
(中国人民大学通讯员 秦婷报道) |