The play's the thing
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="adaptation">adaptation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="Jane">Jane</span> <span word="Eyre">Eyre</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="productions">productions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Performing">Performing</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span>. </p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="blockbusters">blockbusters</span> <span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="theater">theater</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Meimei">Meimei</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="Xiaohan">Xiaohan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fractured">fractured</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glove">glove</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="character">character</span>". <span word="She">She</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="understand">understand</span>" <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="opt">opt</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refund">refund</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="dissatisfied">dissatisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="impaired">impaired</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="live">live</span> <span word="theater">theater</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="fascination">fascination</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span> <span word="happenings">happenings</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="inhabit">inhabit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="dream">dream</span>.</p><p><span word="Judging">Judging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="applause">applause</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laughs">laughs</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refund">refund</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Meimei">Meimei</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="textbook">textbook</span> <span word="illustrations">illustrations</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="it">it</span>" <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="era">era</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="illustrations">illustrations</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="fleshes">fleshes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hinted">hinted</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span>, <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="fantasies">fantasies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>.</p>
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