Indie Publishers Association of Taiwan

Founded in 1996, Assignment Theatre is among the very few in Taiwan which employ the approach of People’s Theatre and put the training into practice. Always basing its material on real social issues, the company explores the aesthetics of performance in modern theatre by weaving in local histories and life experiences. Included in this collection are thirty-two essays by the founding director Chung Chiao and various cultural workers, writers and company members, covering Assignment Theatre’s development and characteristics and the assorted projects it participated in over the past twenty years. In retrospect and prospect, A Long Long Way to Go investigates the past, present and future of People’s Theatre.