The Scholar and The Executioner was presented in the form of modern black comedy with bizarre techniques. The play told the story of a Scholar, the talent under the selection institution of political power, and an executioner, the representative of brutal law enforcement. The play showed how the two people faced the abolishment of the imperial examination and brutal penalty, which exerted a huge impact on the development of Chinese society. Ultimately, the play sternly examined how human nature was twisted by feudalism. To date, the play has been performed nearly 100 times, and the crew were invited to travel to Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, and Chinese Taipei for performance. Besides, the play has claimed multiple awards including the Prize of Top Play in the National Project to the Distillation of the Stage Art, Wenhua Award, and other prominent ones. In 2014, The Scholar And The Executioner was the only drama that was selected to participate in Theater Olympics, the most prestigious summit of international theater. In 2015, the crew of Scholar and the Executioner, which has had records of awards, ramped up to prepare for a new round of performance aiming to bring more surprise to the audience.
Awards:
2004/2005
The play was awarded the Prize of Top Play in the National Project to the Distillation of the Stage Art
2005
The play was awarded the Prize of Excellent Individual Result of Shanghai Cultural and Art Composition
2007
Ping Hao won the Prize of Best Actor, White Magnolia Performance Award
Yinan Wang won the Prize of Best Supporting Actor, white Magnolia Performance Award
Awarded the first prize in the 5th national exhibition of outstanding dramatic arts as well as the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chinese dramatic arts
Awarded the Prize of Best Drama, the Prize of Best Screenwriter, and the Prize of Best Director at the 12th Wenhua Award
Ping Hao, Yinan Wang were awarded the Prize of Best Performance, the 12th Wenhua Award
Ping Hao was awarded the Prize of Most Popular Actor, the 12th Wenhua Award
2014
Selected into Theater Olympics, the top-notch summit of international theater