Finding his own way

After three years with a prestigious mentor, a young drama enthusiast is staging Western plays translated into Chinese, Chen Nan reports.

In the summer of 2012, one year before mathematics major Tong Xinyu graduated from Zhejiang University, he came to Beijing looking for any possible opportunity to work in theater.

After a number of interviews with people from the field, the young man, who had no professional experience in theater, still couldn't find a chance to fulfill his dream.