一个剧作家的冥想

A Playwright's Meditation

以宏观的视野看待剧作的主题,剧作家的世界观也随之不断变化着,在不断经历着改变的同时,剧作家对整个人类状况的认识也在不断扩大和加深。剧作家必须通过选择、修饰、增加或删减或改编来向这些素材妥协,从而达成共识。在戏剧领域,必须通过人物性格和戏剧情节来达到这一目的。当剧作家向剧中人物妥协时,实际上已经改变了——尤其是他的世界观。因此,不仅戏剧人物在改变,剧作改变了观众;剧作者本身,也为戏剧所改变着。

As you regard the theme of your play from a macro perspective, your worldview changes. As a human being, you are also experiencing changes; your understanding on the human condition is continuously broadened and deepened. But it is impossible for you to put all you have collected into your plays. You must compromise with these materials by selection, modification, addition and deletion so as to reach agreement. To some degree, I think you will do like this in other artistic forms. But in the field of drama, you must achieve this through characters and plots. When you compromise with your characters, you have actually changed already - especially your worldview. Therefore, not only your characters are changing and your play has changed your audience ; you, as the playwright, are also being changed by the play.