Audience testimonial from“Take a Quack At It!” Taipei Taiwan shows, June28-29,2025
After their Taipei performance of“Take A Quack At It!”,the producing theater company (Total Musical Theatre) received a long and deeply moving message from anaudience member. The message touched the entire cast and crew so profoundly that, with the sender’s permission, they decided to share it publicly. The troupe reflects that while they often hope their musicals can offer courage, love, healing, orsimply companionship, moments like this—when someone truly feels seen and comforted—remind them of the deep meaning behind what they do. Even if just one person is moved, they say, it makes all their work worthwhile. Here is the English translation of that letter.
“This was my first time seeing your theater company perform.
Honestly, I was hesitant at first. There were many other stage plays happening that day, but I was hoping to find a light-hearted musical that could soothe me and bring a little joy. So I bought a ticket and showed up at your show.
I’m very grateful for your production.
From the nervous anticipation before the show began to the unfolding of the story onstage, I found myself moved to tears several times by the plot and the songs.During my student years, I went through experiences similar to Little Fei (evenworse, at times), so I deeply understood his enthusiasm being met with constant rejection. I was especially grateful that your show allowed the character of Jia-Jia to eventually make peace with him and become his ally.
In my own life, the classmate who treated me poorly never explained why. And even as I grew older, a part of me always wished he would say something—anything. So seeing Jia-Jia offer that closure on stage brought me comfort. Your performance felt incredibly sincere. As your program said, the themes were simple and rooted in everyday life—but when you express these “ordinary” truths with such genuine emotion and musical skill, they take on powerful emotional weight. Through Jia-Jia’s portrayal, I found healing for old regrets. And through Little Fei, I saw new possibilities for how my life could unfold.I’ve seen quite a few stage shows this year but only your production left me so emotionally affected that I couldn’t shake it off after leaving the theater. I kept tearing up as I walked away, and I didn’t quite understand why—even felt a little alarmed by my own reaction.
After reflecting for a long time, I realized: these weren’t tears of sadness. They were tears of release. Through your show, the characters, and your performances, I found peace with the powerless version of myself from my student days.Maybe now I can finally start forgiving that younger version of me—the one who didn’t understand how the world worked. And perhaps I’m also slowly letting goof those unhappy memories from school.I really appreciated the artistic director’s closing remarks and the feeling it left me with. The chance to take photos and interact with the cast afterward was anunexpected joy.I truly believe that a troupe as sincere and emotionally resonant as yours will only keep going farther and touching more lives.
Thank you again for this unforgettable performance. I’m already looking forward to your future shows.”
ARTIUM: OMNI 