Dates | Aug 29, 2024 (Work in progress presentation), Oct 19, 2024 (reading) 

Venue | Quanta Hall, Taoyuan (Work in progress), 二條通劇匯, Taipei (reading)

Produced by Quanta Arts Foundation (work in progress), GLORY Foundation for Creative Industries, Taiwan Creative Content Agency (reading) and Tainaner Ensemble

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Hell, This is Hell - A New Musical is an ongoing project currently in development. Its journey began during the 6th Quanta Performing Arts Golden Creative Award, where it was presented as a work-in-progress and earned the Gold Prize​. The project was further developed and presented as a staged reading at the GLORY Foundation for Creative Industries and Taiwan Creative Content Agency’s Taiwan Musical Reading Festival.

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Written and lyrically composed by Chih-Ching Chester Tsai, with music and arrangement by Blaire Ko and direction by Po-Shen Lu, Hell, This is Hell reimagines Taiwanese folklore and mythology with a satirical twist. Featuring iconic figures such as Ox-Head, Horse-Face, Lady Meng, and the King of Hell, the story examines the definitions of “family” and “faith” through a darkly comedic narrative that transforms traditional conceptions of the underworld.​

演出時間 | 2024年8月29日（試演）、10月19日（上半場讀劇）

演出地點 | 廣藝廳（試演）、二條通劇匯（讀劇）

主辦單位 | 廣藝基金會（試演）、榮耀基金會、文策院（讀劇）
演出製作單位 | 台南人劇團

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音樂劇《媽的地獄之旅》由蔡志擎擔任編劇暨作詞，作曲暨編曲由柯智豪操刀，本團藝術總監呂柏伸親自執導。全劇以黑色幽默喜劇的敘事手法，翻轉臺灣觀眾熟知的民間信仰與神話，重新想像與諧擬地獄及當中的人物，如牛頭、馬面、孟婆、閻羅王等，從而探索了所謂「家人」與「信仰」的定義。

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本劇於第六屆廣藝金創獎進行試演，獲金獎殊榮，並獲榮耀基金會及文化內容策進院支持，於【讀劇匯—音樂劇創投媒合平台】進行作品初步階段的創作與讀劇發表。