Assorted photos of members past and present of the Taipei Interactive Theatre Society, the pemiere troupe of interactive drama freeform scenario-based roleplaying games in Taiwan. To read more about the troupe see http://phillips.personal.nccu.edu.tw/tits/index.html and to join see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Taipei-ITS . . . the rest of this directory has performance photos. It's a LOT of fun!

"Temple of the Winds" by Morgana Cowling. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 27 May 2008. This is a performance by my Oral Training and Reading class.

Sidekicks Anonymous by Nick Huggins. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 5 June 2007. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayers: Gina Wang (Valkyrie) and Ken Hsu (Egad Leader); Best Communicators: Victoria Chen (Beast Girl) and Gina Wang (Valkyrie).

I Know What You Did Last Night by Michelle Chen, Gina Wang, Alva Lai, Victoria Chen, and Jason Tian. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 May 2007. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Everyone Has A Secret by Jo Wu, Smanatha Tu, Emily Yang, Hazel Chen, and Rae Lin. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 May 2007. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Landdisney by Jovial Ng, Kay Dai, Amy Li, Tess Yang, Kelly Lin, and Dora Chang. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 22 May 2007. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Hazardbio by Eileen Huang, Vicky Lai, George Chen, Tako Chou, and Wayne Ho. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 22 May 2007. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

All I Wanted Was A Nice Quiet Vacation by Michael Cheng. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1 May 2007. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes.

Long Ago and Far Away by Aimee Yermish and Stephen R. Balzac. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 27 March 2007. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayer: Gina Wang (Hyun-Shik the Dragon); Best Communicators: Victoria Chen (Rithisak the Nimble) and Fenny Chiang (Master Koldobika Lightener); Best Costume: Michelle Chen (Princess Marenka).

Tarot: The Greater Trumps by Ken Brown, Hugh Eckert, and Dave Singer. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2 January 2007. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayers: Victoria Chen (Death) and Tess Yang (Judgment); Best Costume: Alva Lai (Moon); and Best Communicators: Victoria Chen (Death) and Betty Yang (Fanatic).

"Ferret Furore" by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 21 December 2006. This is a performance for the English Oral Communication class for Business Administration Dept. taught by myself.

"Temple of the Winds" by Morgana Cowling. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 19 December 2006. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Communicator: Michelle Chen (Rhyonon, Tor of the South) and Gina Wang (Arc, Tor of the East and Doyen); Best Roleplayer: Eleanor Wu (Merdie of the West); and Best Costume: Clan of the South (Michelle Chen, Alva Lai, Tako Chou, Kelly Lin, Samantha Tu, Hazel Chen, Tess Yang, and Kay Dai; with very special recognition to Tako Chou and Alva Lai). Some of my photos are on the dark side as the ISO just can't push as far with my Sony as I could with my Canon. The Casio photos are by Michael Cheng.

"White Collar Crime" by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 14 December 2006. This is a performance for the English Oral Communication class for Business Administration Dept. taught by myself.

"White Collar Crime" by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 13 December 2006. This is a performance for the English Oral Communication for Minors class taught by myself.

"White Collar Crime" by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 5 November 2006. This is a joint performance for the Oral Training and Reading classes taught by myself and Michael Cheng.

The Ides of March by Claire Bradley and Mary Kilgarriff. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 11 August 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by students in my Literature and English Teaching ETMA graduate class.

The Damned Love by Abby Chang, Crystal Chen, Emily Huang, Patrick Lin, and Tiffany Yang. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 16 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

The Beauty Pageant by Ivy Chen, Canidce Chiang, Amy Huang, Mio Huang, Cindy Kao, Emma Lin, and Elizabeth Tsai. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 16 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my English Communication class for the Business Administration program - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Queen Election by Adrienne Chen, Anne Chen, Faith Ho, Clementine Shen, and Vanilla Peng. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 16 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Mystery by Maggie Chang, Vicky Chang, Jackie Chen, Emily Hsieh, Jackie Hsieh, Alice Jeng, and Selina Lin. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 16 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my English Communication class for the Business Administration program - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Land of Darkness by Joy Pan, Nancy Lin, Shirley Ho, Ming-Yui Peng, and Encore Wu. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 14 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Advanced Oral English Communication class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

The Beauty Contest by Crystal Fang, Annabel Hsu, Vanessa Liao, Wendy Su, Zoe Su, and Jerry Wang. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 7 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Advanced Oral English Communication class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Who's the Next Bride? by Vicky Hsu, Stella Liu, Carol Lin, Alice Hsing, and Flora Huang. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

What a Ship! by Ann Kuo, Waiting Chen, Jessica Wu, May Chau, and Jennifer Chang. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

The Scandal of the Forbidden City Carlos Lee, Eric Ho, Vivian Tseng, Annie Lin, Wendy Kuo, and Danica Hsu. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my English Communication class for the Business Administration program - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

The Death of Jin Yong by Claire Huang, Sannie Lee, Ruey Shiuan Jyan, Jassie Hsieh, Lance Chang, and Daniel Tien. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2 June 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my English Communication class for the Business Administration program - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Tarot: The Greater Trumps by Ken Brown, Hugh Eckert, and Dave Singer. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 26 May 2006. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayer: Andrea Chiu (The Wheel of Fortune); Best Costume: Patrick Liu (The High Priest); and Best Communicator: Kelly Cheng (The Divine).

The Wolves are Running by Jessica Tiffin. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 17 May 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by the Advanced Oral English Communication course taught by Brian David Phillips.

And the Moon a Crooked Grin... by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 10 May 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by the Advanced Oral English Communication course taught by Brian David Phillips. While this performance was focused on communication and influence strategies, in my Literary Criticism courses, this piece and the performance experience setup as a foundation for discussion regarding Post-Structuralist Drama, Feminist, Queer, and Quantum/Chaos Theories as applied to interactive drama and narrative forms.

Sidekicks Anonymous by Nick Huggins. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 05 May 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance about comic book superheroes by my English Communication class for the Business Administration program.

Revenge in Penghu by Michael Cheng with Brian David Phillips. Directed by Brian David Phillips. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 28 April 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by students in my English Communication class for the Business Administration program. Best Roleplayer: Carlos Lee and Best Communicator: Lance Chang.

Humanimus by Nick Huggins. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 28 April 2006. This is an interactive drama performance students in my Oral Training and Reading class. Best Roleplayer: Flora Huang (Karl Schoppler and Liann) and Best Communicator: Vanilla Peng (Molly Marvin).

The Final Voyage of the Mary Celeste by James MacDougall. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 26 April 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Advanced Oral English Communication class.

White Collar Crime by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 21 April 2006. This is a performance by the College English class taught by Michael Cheng.

The Inheritance by TSR Partyzone. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 21 April 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by students in my English Communication class for the Business Administration program.

Long Ago and Far Away by Aimee Yermish and Stephen R. Balzac. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 21 April 2006. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayer: Michelle Huang (Lorenzano); Best Costume: Kelly Cheng (Najib the Efreet); and Best Communicator: Kay Lin (Ibbic the Infidel) and Tako Lee (Crippled Thomas).

The Inheritance by TSR Partyzone. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 29 March 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by students in my Advanced English Communication class.

Ferry Boat by Michael Cheng. Directed by Michael Cheng. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 March 2006. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Michael Cheng's College English class.

All I Wanted Was A Nice Quiet Vacation by Michael Cheng. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 March 2006. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. These are the anaglyphic 3D versions of the stereophotographs I took. For the other images, see the alternate album in this gallery. Best Roleplayer: Flora Huang (Devan McAllister); Best Costume: Tracy Lee (Sam Hill); and Best Communicator: Kay Lin (Morgan Fahey). My 3D stereographic photos were taken with a twin rig of Sony V3s with a LANC Shepherd Pro mounted on a Rob Crockett dual rig mount. The 3D photos are presented here in anaglyphic stereograph format (red-blue glasses with the red filter over the left eye). See my other 3D albums for more.

All I Wanted Was A Nice Quiet Vacation by Michael Cheng. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 March 2006. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayer: Flora Huang (Devan McAllister); Best Costume: Tracy Lee (Sam Hill); and Best Communicator: Kay Lin (Morgan Fahey). Photos by Michael were taken with a Canon IXUS 400 while my 3D stereographic photos were taken with a twin rig of Sony V3s with a LANC Shepherd Pro mounted on a Rob Crockett dual rig mount. The 3D photos are presented here in traditional "parallel" stereograph format.

Temple of the Winds by Morgana Cowling. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 16 December 2005. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes.

White Collar Crime by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 25 November 2005. This is a joint performance for the Oral Training and Reading classes taught by myself and Michael Cheng.

Revenge in Penghu by Michael Cheng with Brian David Phillips. Directed by Brian David Phillips. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 18 November 2005. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class.

Temple of the Winds by Morgana Cowling. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 4 November 2005. This is a performance by Michael Cheng's College English III class.

Ferry Boat by Michael Cheng. Directed by Brian David Phillips. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 21 October 2005. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Oral Training and Reading class.

Who Set the Fire? by Pearl Yang, Claire Tsai, Nick Tsou, and April Chen. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 August 2005. This is an Interactive Drama performance by students in my Communication Language Teaching English Teaching Master of Arts graduate class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Lunch of Four by Wendy Ang, Anna Chan, Vera Han, Joyce Liao, and Laura Liao. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 24 August 2005. This is an Interactive Drama performance by students in my Communication Language Teaching English Teaching Master of Arts graduate class - this original scenario was written by students in the class for their classmates to perform.

Revenge in Penghu by Michael Cheng with Brian David Phillips. Directed by Brian David Phillips. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 03 August 2005. This is an Interactive Drama performance by my Communication Language Teaching class for the English Teachers Master of Arts program.

The Inheritance by TSR Partyzone. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 01 August 2005. This is an Interactive Drama performance by students in my Communication Language Teaching English Teaching Master of Arts graduate class.

Long Ago and Far Away by Aimee Yermish and
Stephen R. Balzac. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 27 May 2005. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayer: Jessica Chen (Princess Marenka); Best Costume: Jessica Chen (Princess Marenka), Chris Ching (Hyun-Shik The Dragon), and Carie Wei (Mus'ad Abd-al'Misbah the Djinn); and Best Communicator: Carole Chen (Rithisak the Nimble). Photos by Michael were taken with a Canon IXUS 400 while mine were taken with a Canon Digital Rebel 300D.

All I Wanted Was A Nice Quiet Vacation by Michael Cheng. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 15 April 2005. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and I for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayer: Chris Ching (Orion); Best Costume: Carie Wei (Cassidy Crypt); and Best Communicator: Carole Chen (Jean Himes). Photos by Michael were taken with a Canon IXUS 400 while mine were taken with a Canon Digital Rebel 300D.

The Future of Oz by Alexx Kay, Charles Sumner, and Mark "Justin" Waks. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 11 March 2005. This is a joint performance organized by Michael Cheng and Brian David Phillips for our Oral Training and Reading classes. Best Roleplayer: Alexander Chang (Scarecrow); Best Costume: Lois Lin (Cowardly Lion); and Best Communicator: Chris Ching (Princess Langwidere). Photos by Michael were taken with a Canon IXUS 400 while mine were taken with a Canon Digital Rebel 300D.

Sidekicks Anonymous by Nick Huggins. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 31 December 2004. This is an Interactive Drama performance about comic book superheroes by my Oral Training and Reading class. Best Roleplayer: Allen Chen (The Eradicator) and Carole Chen (Lightening Lass); Best Communicator: Jessica Chen (Valkyrie) and Carole Chen (Lightening Lass); and Best Costume: Carie Wei (Bunny Girl).

And the Moon a Crooked Grin... by Scott Beattie. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 30 December 2004. This is a performance for the Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism course taught by Brian David Phillips. The piece and the performance experience setup as a foundation for discussion regarding Post-Structuralist Drama, Feminist, Queer, and Quantum/Chaos Theories as applied to interactive drama and narrative forms.