It's hard for "arts in the countryside" to set down roots: "We are the only performing troupe in eastern Taiwan, and people are really surprised when they hear that Taitung has a drama troupe after all," says Liu Mei-ying, executive director of the Taitung Civil Service Drama Company, without hiding her satisfaction.
「藝術下鄉」難生根「我們是東岸唯一的劇團呢，別人一聽說台東竟然有劇團，都非常驚訝」，台東公教劇團總幹事劉梅英不掩得意地說。