The rise of the Performance Workshop last decade, in tandem with threlaxation of the political atmosphere, stirred up theater on Taiwan, spurred the birth of new companies, caused old companies like Lan Ling and Notebook to redefine themselves and drew in large crowds.
在八○年代，表演工作坊的崛起配合著政治空氣的鬆動，帶動了台灣戲劇的風氣，促成新劇團的誕生，使蘭陵、筆記等老劇團重新定位，也把大批觀眾吸引到劇場來。