寵物男孩, 情歌篇舞臺劇 加拿大, 男人, 故事

alolos

ACG 華研會一年一度的<<情歌篇>> 舞臺劇慈善壽款活動已經是第十三年為加拿大防癌協會的癌症病人出一分力。本年度的劇場<<寵物男孩>> 講述存在一個虛構的未來社會裡, 一個「電車女」與一個「獸化少年」的一段愛情故事。在不久的將來, 社會將會由女權領導。 沒競爭力的男人將會被現實淘汰, 淪為只有依附女人才能過活。 此時, 一地下秘密組織利用DNA科技及深入心理研究, 為男人帶來希望之光。 男人為了讓自己身價提升, 便輸入動物的DNA, 強化體能, 智力, 及美化外貌。 其中最關鍵要素, 是溶入小貓小狗的忠誠心。 改造後, 再由協會尊業訓練, 教導如何侍候女人, 明白女人。 最後, 便把完成品租售給女人成為侍從。 那完成品, 就是傳說中的完美男友, 寵物男孩!!

電車女 Chloe 就讀UBC。 由於性格內向, 我行我素, 所以男生緣不多, 卻偶然會遇到為討生計而追求她的「普通」男生。 她對寵物男孩抱持左右不定的態度。 直到一天, 她真的遇上一位寵物男孩, Jovi, 從此便展開一段心路歷程, 找尋「真愛」的定義。

完美男友? 男友, 怎才算完美? 一個為妳奉獻所有的, 絕對服從的, 條件優秀的男朋友, 給妳的愛, 是幸福嗎?

一個由真實故事改篇的愛情喜劇,
60人的心血, 以及你們對ACG及加拿大抗癌戰士的頂力支持, IOR 2008,
二月一日星期五晚上,
六時三十分,
Magee Secondary,

<<寵物男孩 - Pet Boys>>

For thirteen years, ACG has been presenting IOR as a fund-raising event for the Canada Cancer society and this year is no exception. This year’s IOR put forth on stage a fantasy, where the lives of an “otaku” and “pet boy” collide. The story takes place in the future where women dominate society. Those male who cannot compete against the demands of reality face the fate of being disqualify; and can only survive if they relied upon a women’s help. Meanwhile, an underground society combined the successes of DNA technology and psychology researches to give alternative choices for the segregated men. In pursuit of a better lifestyle, men fused animal DNA with their own, to strengthen their body, enhance intelligence and to make them more attractive. Most

importantly, scientists integrated the idea of obedience and loyalty from kittens and

puppies into men. After such transformations, courses were provided to teach men how to

understand and serve women. Taken together, the final product is the ideal perfect

boyfriend, Pet Boys!

Chloe is an “otaku” who is currently studying at UBC. Since she is timid and self-conscious, not a lot of men dare to approach her, yet she encountered a “normal guy” who neared her in order to survive. Chloe is indecisive to either accept or reject pet boys. Until one day she met a real pet boy named Jovi, where her life took a twist in search of the meaning of “true love”.

"Ideal Boyfriend"? How can a boyfriend be ideal? One that absolutely obeys you, and fulfill all your needs and wants, is that the perfect true love?

IOR 2008,
Feb 1st Friday Night,
6:30 pm,
Magee Secondary,
<<Pet Boys>>.

Pelle Mak - Jovi
Carol Xie - Chloe
Stanley Tsang - 李小狼 / Acting Coach
Reneta Tse - Cici
Felix Wong - 冠希
Tracy Tsui - 彥祖
Mark Lam - 天樂
Alice Wong - 小黑
Ives Leung - 男同學 / 協會人員
Cherry Tsang - 女同學 / Assistant Director
Arthur Li - 張博士
Claire Lam - Bobby / Audio Manager
Chibon Siu - 熊霸
Kenneth Keung - 傍述


Mike Ching & Andrew - Stunt Coach / Martial Art Director
Jeanie Lee & Peter Pham - Producers
James Ng - Stage Manager
Charling Cheung - Props Director
Karen Wong - Clothing Manager
Ivy Li - Costume Manager
Karen Chu - House Manager
Pauline Wong - Sponsorship Director
Crystal Hsu - Reception Manager
Alex Lee - Photograper
Alden Ling - Brochure Director
Raymond Tsui - Lighting Manager

Trailer on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBDoBBR-XKs

Extra Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgx6R4O0sNA


** Ticket Price: $13 **
** Language : Cantonese**

趴地熊

Hi there, who do I contact to purchase tickets?
Thanks!

MoiRhapsody

加油！！
我應該會到！

alolos

>.< sorry 我又真係唔知個聯絡方法bo
都係見到有個話劇
而這邊又一直未發市 ( i mean舞諧話劇)
所以先貼過黎

不過你應該可以上facebook搵搵~

its_visa

there are tickets sold @ the door !
or ! you can contact any people on the list above on facebook, just send them a msg! =)

MoiRhapsody

NVM~~~
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[ 本帖最後由 MoiRhapsody 於 2008-1-29 23:30 編輯 ]

趴地熊

原帖由 alolos 於 29-1-2008 17:03 發表
>.< sorry 我又真係唔知個聯絡方法bo
都係見到有個話劇
而這邊又一直未發市 ( i mean舞諧話劇)
所以先貼過黎

不過你應該可以上facebook搵搵~

thanks for putting up the information!
i've been waiting for the start of this year's drama productions ^^ hope there are more to come!

alolos

too bad當日在下唔得閒了.......

所以去唔到
唯有期待大家在完結後的戲評

趴地熊

just got back from the drama...hopefully will have my review up some time this weekend ^^

趴地熊

Please note that all of these are my personal comments and that they are intended to be constructive =)  

Plot
I really liked the theme and concept! Firstly, the theme really gets you thinking about what love and being in a relationship really mean; having someone treat you like a queen doesn't necessarily give you love and happiness. The concepts of a matriarchal society and of splicing animal DNA into male DNA (to breed loyalty in men) were topics that I haven't really seen before in local Chinese drama productions. Props to the scriptwriter for that *thumbs up*. The Chloe-Jovi storyline, where Jovi (pet boy) "falls in love" with Chloe (female human & his "owner"),  is reminiscent of the Hideki-Chi storyline in Chobits, where Chi (female persocom [personal computer]) "falls in love" with Hideki (male human & her "owner"). Other parallels/similarities with Chobits include the pet boys' ears being similar to the persocoms' ears, Chloe finding the abandoned Jovi being similar to Hideki finding Chi in the trash, and Jovi and Chi both being amnesic when they are discovered by Chloe and Hideki. Despite these similarities, I found the storyline in Pet Boys fresh, engaging, and humourous =)  The concept of the LOVELESS fighting competition was interesting, and the insertion of that martial arts scene was something that took me by surprise, as I had never expected it to occur within a comedic/romantic drama production.

There were a few plot developments, however, that I was not so fond of. Firstly, it seemed a bit rushed when Chloe told Jovi (after the fight competition) that she loved him too (I say "too" because although Jovi said he "loved" Chloe, it was hard to believe that a pet boy was able to truly "love" someone in that way) because throughout the story, all she did was try hard not to act like she owned him and not to let him do everything for her. Although these ideas do reinforce the theme of what love truly is (e.g. love is not about making someone do everything for you), there just wasn't enough character development in Chloe (and plot development in the story) for me to believe that Chloe had fallen in love with Jovi.

Characters/Actors
I’m not going to go into detail about each one because there are too many to talk about ^^” I will just discuss a few of them below:

Jovi:
Jovi the character was funny, charming, and innocent - a very lovable character indeed! In almost every scene that he was in, the character (his antics, his speech, and his general presence) really made me smile. The part where he thought he was supposed to shower with Chloe was really hilarious! Jovi the actor did a really good job bringing the naivety and charm of the character to life. Although there were a few occasional stumbles over pieces of the dialogue, the actor did a terrific job projecting his voice and delivering lengthy pieces of dialogue.  

Chloe:
Chloe the character was very down-to-earth and believable – sort of like the girl next door that we all probably know. It was good see some traits attached to her to make her character stand out a bit (e.g. extreme messiness) but it would have been nice to show more aspects of her (i.e. through her behaviour and presence) to make her more memorable. As well, I would have liked to see more character development for her, seeing that she was the main female character in the drama (please see my comment about her in the Plot section). When comparing the Chloe in the beginning of the drama with the Chloe near the end of the drama (before Jovi and Chloe reunite), it didn’t really feel like she had changed at all. In the end, however, Chloe seemed to do this rapid 180-degrees change, suddenly morphing from a quiet, thoughtful girl to one who would playfully retort with the words “低B仔”. Granted, three years (or was it three months? My memory escapes me >.< ) had lapsed since Jovi and Chloe had separated, but why all the sudden character change off-stage and not during the on-stage portions of the story?


Other Characters:
CiCi:
A good, entertaining character, but was not really memorable in the grand scheme of things. It would have been nice to see some character development for her. CiCi the actress turned in a solid supporting performance and gave the character some character (if that makes sense..hehe), although her pronunciation was sometimes difficult to understand.

小黑:
I liked the idea of having a character in the storyline act as a “narrator”. Having the narrator eliminated the need for explanatory scenes, thereby cutting down the runtime of the drama. Unfortunately, most of 小黑’s dialogue was drowned out by the background music =(

The pet boys in the LOVELESS scene:
Great choreography and props for attempting a full-fledged martial arts scene in a drama production! Too bad they didn’t have any dialogue, but maybe it was better that they didn’t because it might have detracted from the main focus of the scene (Jovi flipping out and trying to win the competition)

冠希, 彥祖, 天樂:
冠希 the character was very entertaining, especially in the plunger-in-the-face scene. 冠希 the actor managed to pull of the comedic nature of the character without going over the top…very good. 彥祖 and 天樂 the characters made very good supporting characters as well.

協會人員:
It was funny how they were trying to keep a straight face when they were hauling 李小狼 away from the LOVELESS competition =P

The LOVELESS competition MC:
His dialogue was hilarious! Especially the comments about why so many girls were running around the arena. By the way, where is he in the program booklet? I haven't been able to find him..hmmm


Other general comments about the play
-The lighting was a bit inconsistent in the play, with the spotlight appearing in the wrong places or at the wrong time.

-The use of the PowerPoint presentation to show the “morphing” of Jovi was very creative. It would have been more effective, however, if the screen hadn’t been raised and dropped repeatedly and the words “In Focus” hadn’t flashed on the screen so many darned times before the LOVELESS scene began…it was all very distracting to watch.

-In the scene where Chloe first brought Jovi home, it wasn’t clear what the door was supposed to represent – was it a door to the bathroom or was it a door to the bathroom AND Chloe’s room? At times, it seemed like Chloe could throw the clothes (that Jovi had been playing with) onto her bed and bring a blanket from her bed for Jovi to sleep on, all without having to open the door, while at another time, Jovi needed to open the door to go to his blanket after Chloe (not literally) kicked him off the bed.

-The background cooking that took place in some scenes was very interesting to watch. Watching Jovi flipping the pan and watching him 偷食 was really funny. 天樂 cooking and pouring tea also enhanced that particular scene because rather than only having the action in the foreground, having some interesting action simultaneously take place in the background made the scene richer and much more interesting to watch.

-The “is-it-intermission-or-not?” incident was quite awkward. Neither Jovi the actor nor the MCs seemed like they knew when the intermission was supposed to take place.

-Some of the scene changes took way too long =(


Overall, I found the show very entertaining and I found myself laughing really hard at the comedic sequences. The concept of the pet boys was really neat and the theme of the drama was very thought-provoking.

Good show!


Voila…there goes my attempt at a review ^^” Hope it wasn’t too long-winded or boring.
Now, where are firebird and ah_yin’s professional reviews when we need them? ^^

[ 本帖最後由 趴地熊 於 2008-2-2 20:43 編輯 ]