"In a story, someone had a dream; In that dream, someone told a story.”
A Dream Like a Dream
如夢之夢
a play by Stan Lai 賴聲川
directed by Jay Scheib with Xinyu Xu '25
A meteor of the Chinese contemporary theater told through the eyes of over 100 characters onstage, offstage, backstage, and beyond from Shanghai to Paris and back. Paths intertwine and aspirations collide along a spiral littered with life in an epic and immersive meditation on our most unexpected and unfathomable desires, passionate loves, losses, jubilance, loneliness, and laughter...
MIT Theater Presents it’s Fall 2025 Student Production
Performed by MIT Students and members of the MIT community:
Mustafa Al-Obaidi (Henri, Doctor’s Father, Downstairs Voice, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian)
Daina August 黄静楠 (Five A)
Katrina Chan 陳欣寧 (Moviegoer, Sushi, Jiang Egg A, Baoxia, Miaolian, Model)
Andy Emmel (Patient 1, Male Cousin, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Old Wang, Consultation Doctor 1, Chateau Waiter)
Rian Flynn 賴恩惠 (Hospital Administrator, Nurse, Sushi, Pedestrian, Medical Rep, Chateau Manager, Jiang Egg H, Chang, Translator, Politician, Bank Manager, Immigration Officer)
Jue Gong 龚珏 (Patient Family 3, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Police 1, Hotel Guest 3, Jiang Egg G, Professor, Novelist)
Maggie Graseck (Female Cousin, Dr. Chen, Ticket Seller, Sushi, Pedestrian, Bookstore Owner, Paris Bistro Proprietress, Hotel Guest 6, Mayor’s Assistant, New Model, Shanghai Nurse, Communist)
Jolie Han 韩叶 (Doctor A, Pinghsiang, Artist)
Yike (Coco) Huang 黄亦可 (Other Nurse, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Consultation Doctor 2, Hotel Guest 1, Jiang Egg D, Mixed Blood Woman)
Becky Lin 林骧楠 (Nurse, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Farmer 2, Chateau Waiter, Jiang Egg E, Novelist)
Sophie Liu 刘奕岑(Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Consultation Doctor 3, Koo A, Dancer, African Woman)
Yi Liu 刘艺 (Patient 4 Family, Dharma Cousin, Moviegoer, Sushi, Brown Haired Woman B, Consultation Doctor, Gypsy, Hotel Guest 5, Jiang Egg I)
Joy Ma 马家悦 (Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Jiang Egg B, Old Koo)
Alice Shao邵欣竹 (Patient Family 1)
Chong (Julia) Tan 檀翀 (Patient Family 2, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Consultation Doctor 4, Taiwanese Tourist 2, Chateau Waiter, Jiang Egg J)
Chuyan Wang 王楚妍 (Five B)
Angela Wu 武汶昕 (Patient 4, Fan Person, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Koo B)
Vera Wu 吴娱 (Patient 2, Brown Haired Woman A, Chateau Receptionist, Jiang Egg F)
Yan Xiao (Patient 3, Neurosurgeon, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Taiwanese Tourist 3, Maître d’, Jiang Egg K)
Kevin Zimmer (Dr. Lin, Ticket Booth Clerk, Sushi, Pedestrian, Immigration Officer, Police 2, Bistro Customer, Old Majordomo, Brothel Tough, Hotel Guest 4)
Audrey Zhu 朱笑言 (Doctor B, Moviegoer, Dream Doctor, Taiwanese Tourist 4, Pub Proprietress, Jiang Egg C, Professor Xu)
With Assistant Directors: Xinyu Xu ‘25 许馨予, Alice Shao 邵欣竹 and Siyu He 何思妤, Set Design and Technical Direction: Joseph Lark-Riley, Assistant Set Design: Katrina Chan 陳欣寧, Lighting Design: Xinyu Xu 许馨予, Video Design: Anna Borou Yu 于博柔, Live Camera: Yanyi Liu 刘彦怡, Yiner Xu 徐胤尔, and Tina Wang 王禹听, Sound Design: Christian Frederickson, Sound Assistant: Sigal Minsky-Primus and Fang Lui 刘芳, Master Electrician: Kevin Fulton, Video System Engineer: Peter Torpey and Josh Higgason, Costume Stylist: Shanise DeSilva with Margalit Kelsey and Jonathan Fajors, Documentary Director: Fang Liu 刘芳, Assistant Documentary Director: Hanxiang Zhang 张瀚祥, Director of Production: Maggie Moore, Stage Management: Deb Acquavella, Assistant Stage Management: Joanna Su 苏炫烨, Graphics and Poster Design: Dan Pecci, Photography: Benjamin Rose & Fang Lui 刘芳, Front of House & Program Coordination: Yi Tu, Subtitles created and operated by: Siyu He 何思妤, Alice Shao 邵欣竹, and Yihan Ling 凌一涵, Light board Operator: Theresa Qin 秦楚, QLAB operator: Fang Liu 刘芳, Dramaturg: Yihan Ling 凌一涵
All Performances at Building W97 Theater
345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Part 1 — Thursday, November 13 at 7:30pm
Part 2 — Friday, November 14 at 7:30pm
Parts 1 + 2 (with included meal break)
Saturday, November 15 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm
Part 1 — Thursday, November 20 at 7:30pm
Part 2 — Friday, November 21 at 7.30pm
Parts 1 + 2 (with included meal break)
Saturday, November 22 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm
Each part is a stand-alone performance. Audiences may see Part 1, Part 2, or both either on the same day or on separate days. Both of the “marathon,” two-part days will include a beautiful meal by Taiwanese restaurant, Mu Lan.
Production Photography by Benjamin Rose and Fang Liu
"In a story, someone had a dream; In that dream, someone told a story.”
A Dream Like a Dream
如夢之夢
a play by Stan Lai 賴聲川
directed by Jay Scheib with Xinyu Xu '25
A meteor of the Chinese contemporary theater told through the eyes of over 100 characters onstage, offstage, backstage, and beyond from Shanghai to Paris and back. Paths intertwine and aspirations collide along a spiral littered with life in an epic and immersive meditation on our most unexpected and unfathomable desires, passionate loves, losses, jubilance, loneliness, and laughter...
MIT Theater Presents it’s Fall 2025 Student Production
Performed by MIT Students and members of the MIT community:
Mustafa Al-Obaidi (Henri, Doctor’s Father, Downstairs Voice, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian)
Daina August 黄静楠 (Five A)
Katrina Chan 陳欣寧 (Moviegoer, Sushi, Jiang Egg A, Baoxia, Miaolian, Model)
Andy Emmel (Patient 1, Male Cousin, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Old Wang, Consultation Doctor 1, Chateau Waiter)
Rian Flynn 賴恩惠 (Hospital Administrator, Nurse, Sushi, Pedestrian, Medical Rep, Chateau Manager, Jiang Egg H, Chang, Translator, Politician, Bank Manager, Immigration Officer)
Jue Gong 龚珏 (Patient Family 3, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Police 1, Hotel Guest 3, Jiang Egg G, Professor, Novelist)
Maggie Graseck (Female Cousin, Dr. Chen, Ticket Seller, Sushi, Pedestrian, Bookstore Owner, Paris Bistro Proprietress, Hotel Guest 6, Mayor’s Assistant, New Model, Shanghai Nurse, Communist)
Jolie Han 韩叶 (Doctor A, Pinghsiang, Artist)
Yike (Coco) Huang 黄亦可 (Other Nurse, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Consultation Doctor 2, Hotel Guest 1, Jiang Egg D, Mixed Blood Woman)
Becky Lin 林骧楠 (Nurse, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Farmer 2, Chateau Waiter, Jiang Egg E, Novelist)
Sophie Liu 刘奕岑(Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Consultation Doctor 3, Koo A, Dancer, African Woman)
Yi Liu 刘艺 (Patient 4 Family, Dharma Cousin, Moviegoer, Sushi, Brown Haired Woman B, Consultation Doctor, Gypsy, Hotel Guest 5, Jiang Egg I)
Joy Ma 马家悦 (Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Jiang Egg B, Old Koo)
Alice Shao邵欣竹 (Patient Family 1)
Chong (Julia) Tan 檀翀 (Patient Family 2, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Consultation Doctor 4, Taiwanese Tourist 2, Chateau Waiter, Jiang Egg J)
Chuyan Wang 王楚妍 (Five B)
Angela Wu 武汶昕 (Patient 4, Fan Person, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Koo B)
Vera Wu 吴娱 (Patient 2, Brown Haired Woman A, Chateau Receptionist, Jiang Egg F)
Yan Xiao (Patient 3, Neurosurgeon, Moviegoer, Sushi, Pedestrian, Taiwanese Tourist 3, Maître d’, Jiang Egg K)
Kevin Zimmer (Dr. Lin, Ticket Booth Clerk, Sushi, Pedestrian, Immigration Officer, Police 2, Bistro Customer, Old Majordomo, Brothel Tough, Hotel Guest 4)
Audrey Zhu 朱笑言 (Doctor B, Moviegoer, Dream Doctor, Taiwanese Tourist 4, Pub Proprietress, Jiang Egg C, Professor Xu)
With Assistant Directors: Xinyu Xu ‘25 许馨予, Alice Shao 邵欣竹 and Siyu He 何思妤, Set Design and Technical Direction: Joseph Lark-Riley, Assistant Set Design: Katrina Chan 陳欣寧, Lighting Design: Xinyu Xu 许馨予, Video Design: Anna Borou Yu 于博柔, Live Camera: Yanyi Liu 刘彦怡, Yiner Xu 徐胤尔, and Tina Wang 王禹听, Sound Design: Christian Frederickson, Sound Assistant: Sigal Minsky-Primus and Fang Lui 刘芳, Master Electrician: Kevin Fulton, Video System Engineer: Peter Torpey and Josh Higgason, Costume Stylist: Shanise DeSilva with Margalit Kelsey and Jonathan Fajors, Documentary Director: Fang Liu 刘芳, Assistant Documentary Director: Hanxiang Zhang 张瀚祥, Director of Production: Maggie Moore, Stage Management: Deb Acquavella, Assistant Stage Management: Joanna Su 苏炫烨, Graphics and Poster Design: Dan Pecci, Photography: Benjamin Rose & Fang Lui 刘芳, Front of House & Program Coordination: Yi Tu, Subtitles created and operated by: Siyu He 何思妤, Alice Shao 邵欣竹, and Yihan Ling 凌一涵, Light board Operator: Theresa Qin 秦楚, QLAB operator: Fang Liu 刘芳, Dramaturg: Yihan Ling 凌一涵
All Performances at Building W97 Theater
345 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Part 1 — Thursday, November 13 at 7:30pm
Part 2 — Friday, November 14 at 7:30pm
Parts 1 + 2 (with included meal break)
Saturday, November 15 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm
Part 1 — Thursday, November 20 at 7:30pm
Part 2 — Friday, November 21 at 7.30pm
Parts 1 + 2 (with included meal break)
Saturday, November 22 at 3:30pm + 7:30pm
Each part is a stand-alone performance. Audiences may see Part 1, Part 2, or both either on the same day or on separate days. Both of the “marathon,” two-part days will include a beautiful meal by Taiwanese restaurant, Mu Lan.
Production Photography by Benjamin Rose and Fang Liu