衛武營國家藝術文化中心 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

Rumor has it that whoever gets hold of the Treasure Book of Celestial Herbs gains invincible power.

And so it begins... an unprecedented battle between the wolf, sheep, and hound clans.

The most popular kid-friendly musical produced by Taipei Philharmonic Theatre.

The first-ever Chinese martial arts musical,

adapted from the well-known Parable of the Lost Sheep.

A musical comparable to Disney and Broadway productions

about family love, friendship, and the power of unity.

Adapted from the Parable of the Lost Sheep in the Bible, the story depicts the battle between the world's three biggest groups, the wolves, the sheep, and the hounds, for the "elixir of life", the Treasure Book of Celestial Herbs. During the "War of the Herbs", the wolves invaded the home of the sheep and burned down the Temple of the Herbs. Fearing that the whole sheep and hound family would be wiped out, the elders led 100 lambs, with the Book in hand, to hide in depths of mountains, while the only surviving hound warrior continued its mission of safeguarding the sheep. Winning such a victory in the invasion, the wolves, however, failed to locate the Book. How would the sheep protect the Book? Come see the musical to find out.

The martial arts musical A Lamb Roll-Call: Wolf in Disguise is produced by Taipei Philharmonic Theatre. Jointly created by the cutting-edge director KAO Tien-heng and composer CHU Yi-chieh, the musical has run for more than 20 performances throughout Taiwan since its premiere in 2017, continuously receiving positive reviews. This year, in April, 2022, the production is going to be staged at the Playhouse of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) for the first time. As seen from the elders of the sheep and the queen of the wolves, the story emphasizes parents' unconditional love towards children, who are all unique in their own way. The sincere relation between the sheep and the wolves will show the younger audience the importance of unity and inclusion between peers. With a moving storyline and great songs, it is a family musical that you wouldn't want to miss.

  Pre-talk  

2022/10/8(Sat)13:50 Playhouse 2nd Floor

2022/10/8(Sat)18:50 Playhouse 2nd Floor

2022/10/9(Sun)13:50 Playhouse 2nd Floor

  Creative and Production Team  

Artistic Director｜Dirk DU-hei

Scenarist-Director｜KAO Tien-heng

Composer｜CHU Yi-chieh

Choreographer｜CHUYOJI Damula

Stage Designer｜CHEN Yu-ren

Costume Designer｜Dodo HU

Image Design｜LO Shi-siang

Choir│

10/8(Sat)14:30 Natus Cantorum Junior 

10/8(Sat)19:30 Kaohsiung Fu-Shan Elementary School Children's Choir 

10/9(Sun)14:30 Century Voice Choir

Cast│

YU Hao-wei, CHU Pei-tzu, LEE Man, LEE Cheng-yuan, LIN Wei-sheng, CHANG Ya-chu, HUANG Chih-chia, Jilly LIU, LAI Kuan-ying, LAI Ying-ying, Wein LO

  Artists Introduction  

Scenarist-Director｜KAO Tien-heng

The first person to graduate from National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) with a master degree in Musical Direction. With great passion for developing musicals in Taiwan and an ambition of creating Chinese musicals, KAO established Punctum Drama. Since then, he has created and directed several original Chinese musicals and children's musicals, which have been played for a total of over a hundred performances in theaters and schools throughout Taiwan. He has worked with and supported by Studio M, Godot Theatre Company, All U People Theatre, Story Works, Taipei Philharmonic Theatre, C MUSICAL, TOTAL Musical Theatre, Tien Circus Theatre, Rock Records, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Taipei Civic Symphonic Band, Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra, Benesse Corporation, and CHIMEI Corporation in the creation for several musicals. KAO was one of the nominees of the Asian Culture Council (ACC) Fellowship Grant for the category of theater, and he was nominated for the Best Director of Best International Musical Award in the 12th Daegu International Musical Festival in 2018 for his work Meant to Meet. He was the curator of Taipei musical festival, Once UPON 5 Musicals, and is listed as one of the outstanding alumni of NTNU.

Composer｜CHU Yi-chieh

• Global MBA, National Taiwan University.
• Master of Education, University of Toronto
• Honours Bachelor Degree, Cinema Studies & Sociology, University of Toronto

Ms. CHU has been contributing to Sunday worship services since the age of ten. She has won numerous awards and prizes in local/international composition contests since the age of seventeen. In 2013, she released her first Christian music album, Cherry Blossom Blessings. Ms. CHU is now a keen producer of Mandarin original musicals, composer, lyricist, arranger and art activity coordinator. She is also the founder and art director of Glean Arts, CEO of Wistrium Co., Ltd., and Creative Director of Digital Future Research Center under National Taiwan University.

Choreographer｜CHUYOJI Damula

A Taitung Paiwan aboriginal musical actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and director. Graduated from the Drama Department of Fuxing Senior High School and Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA) School of Dance.

As Choreographer:

Island (Diabolo Dance Theatre), Musical TARU! (AMCreative), A Time to Remember (Quanta Theatre), Single Shot Macchiato, the Musical (Perfect Match Theatre), Balala Fairies (Guangzhou Drama Cells), Opera Die Kluge (Taipei Symphony Orchestra), 8 Femmes, The Way Back Home, The Counterattack of a Bride (Graduate Institute of Performing Arts, NTNU), Mamma Mia! (Formosa Youth Choir), Glee, La La Land (Taipei Philharmonic Youth Choir), Breeze and Memories, A Lamb Roll-Call: Wolf in Disguise (Taipei Philharmonic Theatre), Invisible Panda 3, Elephant Grandpa Lin Wang (If Kids Theatre), 123 Game Kingdom, Ice Cold Kingdom (Aboriginal class of Shulin High School, Benesse Theatre)

As Director/Choreographer:

Quanta Suite (Quanta Theatre), Love You So Much (Taipei Philharmonic Theatre), All About Love (Yunlin Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

Stage Designer｜CHEN Yu-ren

Production designer of Sanlih Entertainment Television series Two Fathers; stage designer of HUANG Wei-hsaing's independent production The Sixth Ward; co-creator of the exhibition The R∞m, held at Eslite Songshan; stage designer of HaoxHsiaoTroupe's Haunted House and Haunted House 2, Xiao Man Troupe's Who is Cathy Chang, Green Island Human Rights Arts Festival's Green Island Lily, Taipei Philharmonic Theatre's A Lamb Roll-Call: Wolf in Disguise, and Matsu Story Musical Series Aunt Bao, Meet Up At The 15th, and Back To The Frontline 1979, produced by Cultural Affairs Department of Lienchiang County Government and Taipei Philharmonic Theatre.

Image Design: LO Shi-siang

LO had a MA degree from the Taipei National University of The Arts Department of New Media Art in Taiwan (2014-2017). He is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Theatrical Arts, National Taiwan College of Performing Arts, dedicating his time and efforts to teaching and creating stage projection design to bring innovative interaction and ingredients to Taiwan traditional theatre, such as Taiwanese opera (Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Cultural Group), transforming and connecting with the different generation. Besides, he is always open to cross-disciplinary cooperation to seek inspiration and excellence, including modern dramas, traditional operas, musicals, concerts, movies and MVs.