Critique of Materialism Trends, Play 'Mulgogi Namja'
From October 6 to 11 at Daehangno Areumdawoon Theater
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The play "Fish Man," which criticizes characters and social trends that abandon human morality for material gain, will be performed from October 6 to 11 at the Areumdawoon Theater in Daehangno.
"Fish Man" is a play written by Lee Kang-baek, who has won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Play and the Korea Culture Award, and it premiered in 1999.
The two main characters of the play, Kim Jin-man and Lee Young-bok, are close friends and business partners. They are deceived by a broker into purchasing an aquaculture farm on the southern coast. However, a red tide occurs, killing all the fish and threatening their livelihood.
The play depicts the contrasting characters of Kim Jin-man and Lee Young-bok to show the negative aspects of modern people losing their humanity. Actors Ryu Ji-hoon, Heo Dong-soo, Lee Jin-saem, Lee Ji-hyeok, Kwak Yoo-pyeong, and Lee Bo-ra appear in the play.
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The direction is by Kim Sung-jin, who is actively involved with the theater troupe Muajigyeong and the theater development group Geukbaljeonso 301.
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