A play that sheds new light on the May 18 democratic movement, now in its 46th anniversary, opens.
The play "After the Silence" (written and directed by Kim Won-young) focuses on creating a social atmosphere in which members of the Gwangju martial law forces, who have now become people in their 70s, can make conscience confessions, whereas works dealing with May 18 have concentrated on remembrance and mourning.
Although it treats the heavy subject of May 18 in the romantic comedy genre while delivering a resonance that is by no means light, the role of Seung-geun in the play "After the Silence" was cast with Lee Yeon-bin, and the role of Joo-hee was cast with Moon Seo-yul.
They are 1990s-born natives of Gwangju who will delicately depict the emotions of a university student couple and bring the sensibilities of current and future generations to the stage. Added to this is the narrative built by Kim Won-young, who wrote and directed the piece, creating a three-dimensional completeness where generational perspectives intersect.
A representative said, "The scenes that juxtapose the silence of the martial law forces in 1980 with the situation in 2024 will reask what that silence has left on us today and will clearly reveal the meaning of the title 'After the Silence.'"
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