At that time there were 30 to 40 officially registered theaters. In 1957, professor Li Man-kui established the "Theater Society" and promoted the "experimental theater movement" at the Red House Theater. This was the origin of Taiwan's experimental theater.
當時登記有案的劇場多達三、四十個，一九五七年，李曼瑰教授成立「戲劇社」，在紅樓劇場倡導「小劇場運動」，這是小劇場的濫觴。