Perhaps we get by life with superhuman powers. 

#supermart #black_plastic_bag #cat #frozen

When the saying “There’s no time like the present.” means absolutely nothing and every day is an uphill battle, a frozen cat enters the picture.

 The cat enters Yeon's small world, previously shared only with her father, perhaps to bring a hint of better days to come.

 As moments of questing for superpowers accumulate, both Yeon's and the cat's eyes sparkle. 

 “The world is sweet, and frightening.”

#superpower_gallery #CCTV #motorcycle #bucketlist

A group of friends come together for a mutual objective, 

but their plans continuously veer off course, prompting them to rely on each other as they journey through Seoul in pursuit of their goal.  

 Just as they’re about to unleash their true superpowers, an unexpected visitor in a motorcycle helmet offers advice:

 “That doesn’t look strong enough.”

 Let us forge ahead in moments of weariness from the world's burdens, sensing every emotion, every moment.

NTCK's Second One-Act Play Series from the the Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) Research Center

A decade after <Homage to Youth> and <Red Bus>, playwright Park Geun-hyung returns to the TYA scene with his new play . 

<Superpower Gallery> is a new work by Lee Mi-kyung, the award-winning playwright of <That’s Not It>. 

Together, they present a series of one-act plays titled [Super Power], a TYA work that blends the imagination of fairy tales and the brutality of reality into one.

The compelling performances of the cast, including Hwang Soon-mi, Choi Soon-jin, and Kim Haram winners of the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Drama Actor and the Dong-A Theater Award are enhanced by director Yoon Hye-jin’s meticulous approach. Through an ordinary character in need of superhuman strength, the play prompts reflection on today's teenagers and our own past experiences of youth.

SYNOPSIS

'<Supermart> by Park Geun-hyung 

Yeon lives with her father in an old house. Her father lies in bed all day. Yeon is the family’s only provider. She doesn’t go to school like other kids. 

One day, she finds a frozen cat abandoned on the streets. Yeon brings the cat inside and lays it next to her father in bed, hoping that it will survive. 

There is no light. Then, a new caregiver arrives. The frozen cat slowly starts to move. Night falls.

'<Superpower Gallery>  by Lee Mi-kyung 

Danwoo, Louis, Howl and Sehun meet at the Superpower Gallery, an online platform where teenagers are encouraged to openly discuss their struggles with depression and work toward overcoming it. 

However, their lives remain unchanged. Seemingly stuck in an infinite loop, they dig deeper into their despair. 

Eventually, the four decide to leave this world behind. However, they're not sure they can do it alone.

 Cloaked with superpowers, they will be able to muster the courage. They conduct extensive research, gathering information from every possible source before embarking on a desperate journey. 

Much to their dismay, their path is anything but straightforward. Is it their own faltering courage? 

Or could it be the result of encountering unexpected visitors, or perhaps an unknown saboteur? 

Their journey turns out to be longer than expected.

Directed by Yoon Hye-jin
Focusing on sensory experience than subject, Yoon Hye-jin has established her unique directorial style.

Selected as an ARKO Young Art Frontier in 2013, Yoon has directed many works of prominence.

Yoon envisions a stage akin to a single poem that resembles a ray of late afternoon sun shining through the window.

Major Works
Midair B, Chilly Thing, Including Everything, Young Leaves Side by Side, Universal Studio, Stone-breaking Sleep, Breathing Forest,

The Tragedy of X, Sonnet 155, Sleep Tight, Not Interested in Theater, Mooa Industries, Someone Will Show Up
 

Written by Park Kun-hyung
In 1999, Park’s Homage to Youth swept the major theater awards of the year, hailed by critics and audiences as a leading theater director of the next generation.

His works are characterized by an unadulterated depiction of the petty bourgeoisie life, unique dramatic forms and language, and a distinctive expressiveness that eschews artificial acting.

As a director and playwright, he creates captivating works that nonchalantly reveal the despair at the end of our dreary lives, while subtly reminding the audience of the presence of hope somewhere.

Major Works
Red Bus, All Soldiers Are Pitiful, Homage to Youth, Kyungsook, Kyungsook’s Father, Don’t Panic Too Much, In the Dock, Mr. Eom Is Back, Alleyway Hamlet, Mouse
 

Written by Lee Mee-kyung
A writer who wishes to write whenever, wherever.

Major Works
Plays: That’s Not It, Mammoth Thaw, Your Delivery Has Arrived!, The Truth Will Set You Free, The Tombs Have Been Switched, City Gloomy, County Sorrow, District Aging, Express Your Anger!, Matryoshka, WowWowWow, The Era of Women
Musicals: The Three Musketeers of Joseon, The Man Who Borrowed God’s Hand, Combing Hair with the Wind, Bathing the Body with Rainwater
Adaptations: The Castle, The Idiot