----/ The Squid List /-------------------------------------------------- "The Case of the Headless Murder"
July 29, 2006 1:30pm - 5:30pm $50, $35, $20, $15 ----/ Event Description /----------------------------------------------- With the curtain rising at 1:30 p.m., the Saturday program will feature a full-length production of the classic detective Jor Wei Ming mystery, The Case of the Headless Murder. The Case of the Headless Murder" is a Chinese folktale about the way that a clever and righteous magistrate, Jor Wei-Ming, painstakingly solves the case of the headless murder".The story takes place in Suzhou, where Yang Lou-Gil and her sister-in-law, So Yuk-Kwai both live. Yang is a young, lonely, but amorous widow who is currently having an affair with a married man, Chun San-Fung, a court official. So has a lover, Lau Chi-Hing, who is a poor scholar. Yang dislikes her sister's lover and rejects his proposal to marry So. This discord causes the neighborhood to ring with their arguments. Chun has accepted a new post as a court official and is preparing to relocate. Yang and Chun's plot to murder his sick wife and frame Lau and So for the murder. Then Chun and Yang can elope to the new post with Yang posing as Chun's wife. After killing Chun's wife, they sever the head from the body and bury it in Chun's garden. The two conspirators dress the torso in Yang's clothing, but accidentally leave behind one of the embroidered shoes belonging to Yang. They leave the body near Yang's house so it will be easily discovered, and encourage people to believe that Yang was murdered. After Lau and So are both wrongly accused of murder, the magistrate Jor Wei-Ming hears of this infamous and mysterious murder, and takes upon himself to solve this case. ----/ Venue Info /------------------------------------------------------ Great Star Theartre 636 Jackson Street San Francisco ----/ Additional Info /------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (415) 781-8330 http://www.redbeancantoneseopera.com/events/index.html ----/ The Squid List Admin /--------------------------------------------- The Squid List, a tentacle of Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/ subscribe, unsubscribe, change your email address or change your subscription options: http://lists.laughingsquid.org/mailman/listinfo/squidlist/ Frequently Asked Questions & Submission Guidelines Squid List FAQ: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/faq.html The Squid List Online Calendar: http://laughingsquid.org/squidlist/calendar/ The Squid List RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/squidlist ----/ Laughing Squid /-------------------------------------------------- Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com art, culture and technology from San Francisco and beyond Laughing Squid Web Hosting http://laughingsquid.net friendly, dependable and secure web hosting services for artists, individuals, bloggers, non-profits and small organizations The Squid List is licensed under a Creative Commons License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/
