From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chen Shi-Zheng (born in 1963 in Changsha, Hunan, China) is a New York-based theater director. Having earned a BA from the Hunan Art School in Traditional Opera, he received his MA from the Tisch School of Art at New York University. In 2000, Chen was awarded…

Three stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. Two actors play the two main characters in each story.

Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.