Mr. Wang Rong-yu, the Founder and Artistic Director of Golden Bough Theatre, was raised in a family that traveled around to perform Taiwanese Operas on 1960. He was the main member of U Theatre taking on major roles for many plays between 1988 and 1992. From 1991, he also was the training manager in the theatre. In 1993, Mr. Wang founded Golden Bough Theatre. His works are full of unique charm of locality which gain inspiration from Taiwanese folk culture. Its aesthetics is distinct from the modern theatre groups influenced by Western theatre. From 1994, he was invited by Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan to be the leading performer in “Songs of the Wanderers” till present. In 1998, Mr. Wang Rong-Yu was awarded a protegeous Asian Cultural Council (ACC, a Rochefeller family affiliated foundation) grant on account of his distinguished achievements in performance and directing.

The Story of Guan Yin Mountain
              (觀音山恩仇記)

date of debut: 2002.09.19
place of debut: Tamsui Outdoor Theatre

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Yumei and Tienlai
    (玉梅與天來)

date of debut: 2004
place of debut: N/A

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Ode for Troy—Complete Version
             (祭特洛伊完整版)

date of debut: 2005.10.12
place of debut: N/A

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Text and images are provided by Electronic Theater Intermix in Taiwan and College of Liberal Arts, National Central University