傳統戲曲在現代的創作為因應現代的審美、生活節奏、價值觀,做了很多新的嘗試,戲曲小劇場即是戲曲現代化的做法之一。本文以國光劇團的四部京劇小劇場作品《王有道休妻》、《青塚前的對話》、《賣鬼狂想》、《幻戲》做為研究分析對象。2004年國光劇團推出了首部京劇小劇場《王有道休妻》,由編劇王安祈、導演李小平共同創作,而後,2006年底,又以相同的編導組合推出了《青塚前的對話》。編劇王安祈以「戲曲文學化」為創作目標,以古典作品《御碑亭》、《昭君出塞》、《文姬歸漢》等為創作基礎,重新建構了古典作品的新視角。2013年,國光劇團舉辦了「小劇場.大夢想」的創作平台,這個創作平台裡,國光劇團同樣以「京劇小劇場」為題,啟用青年編劇及現代劇場導演,透過青年編劇的創新構思及現代劇場導演對於傳統戲曲的視角,創作了《賣鬼狂想》及《幻戲》。
透過兩組不同創作方向的作品比較發現,同樣以「京劇小劇場」為題創作,青年創作者的創作眼光,有別於對於戲曲創作較為熟練的創作前輩。另一方面,現代劇場導演與傳統京劇導演與傳統戲曲演員的溝通工作也因兩種不同導演的工作背景、對於戲曲不同的理解,而為作品產生出不同的風貌。
The Peking opera of modern creation response to modern aesthetic made a lot of new attempts, Experimenting Peking opera is one of the way to modernization.This article takes GuoGuang opera company 's four works "Mr.Goodman Dumps His Wife"、 "Whispres at a Tombstones"、"The Ghost Seller"、"Magic Drama" as the research object. Years 2004 GuoGuang opera company created the first experiment-ing peking opera "Mr.Goodman Dumps His Wife",and years 2006 created "Whispres at a Tombstones" its creat form Wang Anqi and Li Xiaoping who has many experience of Peking opera.Years 2013 GuoGuang opera company hold an art festi-val" Experimenting theater and dream",in this festival, GuoGuang opera company created "The Ghost Seller"、"Magic Drama",this two works created by morden theater direct and young playwriter.
Through the comparison of two part of different works, it is found that the production scale and the amount of resources devoted affect to the development of the works. The orientation of the work also affects the difference of its audience, in the development of new audience, the orientation also need to be considered. On the other hand, the modern theater director and the traditional opera director in the Experimenting Peking opera with the actor's communication work also produce a different style.