'No day but today'
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="Rent">Rent</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="aficionados">aficionados</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="form">form</span>. <span word="Shen">Shen</span> <span word="Huiwei">Huiwei</span> </p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="authenticity">authenticity</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="validity">validity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="Rent">Rent</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rehearsal">rehearsal</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="theaters">theaters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chaoyang">Chaoyang</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="translation">translation</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parallels">parallels</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aspiring">aspiring</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="inescapable">inescapable</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="oozed">oozed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="uniformly">uniformly</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chorus">chorus</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="rehearsed">rehearsed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="miscast">miscast</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="impersonating">impersonating</span> - <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="convincingly">convincingly</span> - <span word="heroin">heroin</span>-<span word="addicted">addicted</span> <span word="hippies">hippies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="overall">overall</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professionalism">professionalism</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Drama">Drama</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ragtag">ragtag</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landlord">landlord</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="site">site</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="through">through</span>.</p>
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