Celebrating the 10th Anniversary The Return of Theatre for Young Audiences Favorite The Ballads for Roxanne

After captivating audiences with sold-out runs in 2015 and 2017, The Ballads for Roxanne is back! The actors’ superb performances sweeping across the stage captivate the eyes, while the elegant melodies of the cello, violin, and piano enchant the ears. This spring, immerse yourself in a world of passion as fiery as the sun, as dazzling as the stars, and as mysterious as the moonlight. It’s time to experience the magic of The Ballads for Roxanne with all your senses.

A Ballad of Love, a Magical Melody!

The Ballads for Roxanne is a vibrant story of four young people discovering who they truly are through love. Brimming with romance, friendship, and just a touch of courage, this romantic ballad delivers a simple yet powerful message: love makes us stronger and helps us become our truest selves. For those experiencing love for the first time and for those who have lost sleep over it, Roxanne has one thing to say—love more, love freely. After all, we are at our bravest when we love.

   

Born in Marseille, France, in 1868, Edmond Rostand rose to prominence as a playwright with Les Romanesques, which premiered at the Comédie-Française in 1894. Three years later, he established himself as a great literary figure with the resounding success of Cyrano de Bergerac, a play inspired by the life of the 17th-century Frenchman of the same name. He later wrote L’Aiglon(1900) and Chantecler (1910) and was elected to the Académie Française. Rostand passed away in Paris in 1918.

Plays: Cyrano de Bergerac, L’Aiglon, Chantecler, Les Romanesques

Kim Tae-hyung began his theater career with the play The Meaning of Youand has since staged works such as Cheolsu Younghee, Myeol: Ruin, Garden, and The Life of Mugeuk . As a member of the creative collective Theater Dock, he has written numerous one-act plays, including What You Lost: Highway, Terminal: Love So Sweet, Ki Hyung-do Play: Jochiwon. He has also co-authored the play collections What You Lost(co-authored), Pandemic Play(co-authored)

Theatre for Young Audiences: The Ballads for Roxanne

Plays: The Meaning of You, Garden, Cheolsu Younghee , Myeol: Ruin, The Life of Mugeuk, Publications: What You Lost(co-authored), Pandemic Play(co-authored)

Director Seo Chung-sik

Senior Director of Theater Company Outsiders

Professor in School of Drama, Korea National University of Arts

Seo Chung-sik is a leading director for the National Theater Company of Korea’s TYA repertoire, having staged productions such as Wrestling Season, The Ballads for Roxanne, and Genius Toe Sprinterin over 30 venues nationwide. His work is characterized by dynamic pacing, rhythmic energy, sharp humor, and spontaneity—elements that effectively capture the physicality and emotions of youth. In the newly reimagined 2025 production of The Ballads for Roxanne, he deepens the exploration of young love, bringing it to life as a bold and exhilarating romantic action drama.

Major Works

Theatre for Young Audiences: The Ballads for Roxanne, Wrestling Season, Genius Toe Sprinter, Don Quixote the Knight of the Sad Countenance

Plays: Shinshinbang, Rehearsing Antigone, The Comedy of Errors, A New Common Sense, Roaring Trade, To Die or Not, Final Interview, Go Alone Like the Horn of a Rhino