康复与痊愈之间:2022年美国戏剧演出述评

Between Recovery and Cure:An Overview of the American Theatrical Performance in 2022

经历了将近两年的新冠肺炎疫情重创之后,美国戏剧演出创作在2022年已经基本康复。疫情本身引起了涉及整个戏剧生态的一系列变化,为戏剧原创和复排提供了素材,为观众解读建构了语境,也催生出全新的戏剧呈现方式和运营思路,让美国戏剧体现出了与以往不一样的风景。尽管美国戏剧演出离痊愈尚有一些距离,但它所展示出的自我修复能力已经足以令人赞叹,相信美国戏剧不仅可以痊愈,而且有能力应对痊愈之后的下一次危机。

After almost two years of damage caused by the COVID,the American theatrical performance basically recovered in 2022.The COVID itself led to a series of changes concerning the whole theatrical ecology,providing materials for original works and revivals,constructing contexts for audience interpretation,and promoting new theatrical forms and production approaches.The American theatrical performance thus presented views different from the previous years.Although not cured yet,the American theatrical performance has shown impressive selfrehabilitation,which will not only cure itself soon,but also cope with the next crisis.