Actress Jeong So-min expressed her feelings about challenging acting for the first time through the play 'Shakespeare in Love'.
On the afternoon of the 7th, a press conference for the play 'Shakespeare in Love' was held at the CJ Towol Theater at the Seoul Arts Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Producer Song Han-sam and actors Jeong Moon-seong, Lee Sang-i, Kim Seong-cheol, Jung So-min, Chae Soo-bin, Kim Yu-jung, Song Young-gyu, and Lim Hyeong-cheol attended the event.
'Shakespeare in Love' is based on the film of the same name released in 1998, and begins with the pleasant imagination that 'Romeo and Juliet' was born out of the love of the great writer William Shakespeare.
Jung So-min, Chae Soo-bin, and Kim Yoo-jung play Viola de Lesseps, Shakespeare's love interest and the daughter of a wealthy merchant, a bold woman who strives to achieve her dream of becoming a theater actress, which was taboo for women at the time.
On this day, Jung So-min said, "I practiced happily. I am having so much fun and happiness in every performance. I ask for your interest."
Jung So-min attempted theater for the first time with ‘Shakespeare in Love’. He said, "It was a long-time dream. I am happy that I was able to make that long-time dream come true through a good work called 'Shakespeare in Love.'"
He added, "Of course, I had a lot of worries and a lot of excitement. I am receiving a lot of energy from every practice and every performance. I am having an exciting and happy experience that I have not experienced since my debut. I am receiving a lot of help from the actors I work with."
Meanwhile, 'Shakespeare in Love' will be performed at the Seoul Arts Center's CJ Towol Theater on March 26.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr