Brubaker, ChristineWang, Fangzheng2022-06-202022-06-202022-06-09Wang, F. (2022). People Age while Waiting: A Reinterpretation of the Universal Significance in The Bus Stop (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/114759This Artist’s Statement reflects on the staging of Gao Xingjian’s The Bus Stop, produced and presented by the University of Calgary Drama Division in the School of Creative and Performing Arts in the 2021-22 season. The production ran from November 26th to December 4th. The first chapter briefly introduces the play, its associated socio-political context, and my inspiration. The second chapter discusses my initial vision and the adaptation and conceptual work that informed the project’s staging. The third chapter analyzes the decision-making process of the design elements, and the fourth chapter documents the rehearsal processes and reflections. The final chapter concludes the staging process while I address the audience’s experience and my future vision.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Gao XingjianThe Bus StopDirectingAdaptationFine ArtsLiterature--Asianmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/39843