Out of Character
Out of Character
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When reality fails to answer desire, the fictional world becomes home. They are the gangsters on screen, the forbidden lovers to some, the perfect souls that never existed in reality. And they—the overlooked East Asian female creators—project their emotions onto the imaginary, weaving intimate connections beyond the limits of the real world. When patriarchal narratives attempt to define love, desire, and existence, these women reshape them through imagination—not just as passion, but as identity, as a profound connection known as fictosexuality.
When reality fails to answer desire, the fictional world becomes home. They are the gangsters on screen, the forbidden lovers to some, the perfect souls that never existed in reality. And they—the overlooked East Asian female creators—project their emotions onto the imaginary, weaving intimate connections beyond the limits of the real world. When patriarchal narratives attempt to define love, desire, and existence, these women reshape them through imagination—not just as passion, but as identity, as a profound connection known as fictosexuality.
Out of Character boldly brings to life the raw impact of virtual intimacy, using a gangster tale as a lens to deconstruct hyper-masculine storytelling and redefine the dimensions of emotion. As the original story, fan reinterpretations, and self-insert fantasies intertwine, we witness how these creators transcend reality’s constraints and find resonance in fiction.
Fanfiction is not just fantasy—it is love that the world has yet to understand.
Out of Character boldly brings to life the raw impact of virtual intimacy, using a gangster tale as a lens to deconstruct hyper-masculine storytelling and redefine the dimensions of emotion. As the original story, fan reinterpretations, and self-insert fantasies intertwine, we witness how these creators transcend reality’s constraints and find resonance in fiction.
Fanfiction is not just fantasy—it is love that the world has yet to understand.
Creative Team
Playwrights ——Xinyi Huang & Yufeng Liu
Associate Director ——Yufeng Liu
Art Director—— RuoLin Lei
Lighting Designer—— Zhiyun Ren
Costume Designer ——Jieming Lan
Costume Supervisors—— Yuxin lin
Musician——Moni Zhang
Voice-over Artist ——Fei Han
Video Designer ——Inini Xinyi Yin
Visual Designer——Shuxuan Zhang
Dramaturg —— Thomas Hume
Cast
Lily——Peiyi Zhong
“Chan”——Yiqian Shao
Chan——Harry Ziyang Zhang
Jet——Styles Li (Xufeng Li)
Production Team
Creative Producer——Inini Xinyi Yin
Producer——Fei Han
Executive Producer——Jingwen Lu
Stage Manager——Jingwen Lu
Vedio Operator——Caedon Xuebiao Liu
Creative Team
Playwrights ——Xinyi Huang & Yufeng Liu
Associate Director ——Yufeng Liu
Art Director—— RuoLin Lei
Lighting Designer—— Zhiyun Ren
Costume Designer ——Jieming Lan
Costume Supervisors—— Yuxin lin
Musician——Moni Zhang
Voice-over Artist ——Fei Han
Video Designer ——Inini Xinyi Yin
Visual Designer——Shuxuan Zhang
Dramaturg —— Thomas Hume
Cast
Lily——Peiyi Zhong
“Chan”——Yiqian Shao
Chan——Harry Ziyang Zhang
Jet——Styles Li (Xufeng Li)
Production Team
Creative Producer——Inini Xinyi Yin
Producer——Fei Han
Executive Producer——Jingwen Lu
Stage Manager——Jingwen Lu
Vedio Operator——Caedon Xuebiao Liu