At the Border of Light and Darkness

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Present-day Seoul. Kyung-min, an aspiring novelist, lives in a rooftop room where the glare of electronic billboards keeps the night from ever growing dark. He shares the room with his longtime friend and fellow writer, Dong-ho. While writing a novel about the great inventor Edison, Kyung-min meets by chance an editor from a major publishing house who shows interest in his work. He grows certain that success is just around the corner. 1893, the United States. Edison, working with his colleague Batchelor, prepares to illuminate one hundred thousand light bulbs at the Chicago World's Fair — a vast project he believes will dazzle and change the world. Each man pursues success in his own way, but as unexpected realities confront them, both find themselves increasingly consumed by obsession with their goals … "You will never, even in death, understand the worth of my work.“ Theater Soo – 2026 New Production × The Debut Work of Emerging Playwright Park Seung-gyu The 2026 new production from Theater Soo, a company that has long given voice to overlooked lives and the many faces of our society! A parallel narrative between an unknown writer who dreams of success and Edison, the inventor who changed the world — a head-on encounter with human ambition and isolation! The Obsession of Two Men Chasing the "Light" — and the Solitude Left at the End of That Pursuit! Two men, each chasing success in his own era. Their once-shining dreams quietly turn into obsession, and their lives are gradually consumed by anxiety. They drive themselves into isolation — but for whom, in the end, was the "light" they were chasing? A Deep, Lingering Resonance, Captured in an Overwhelming Mise-en-scène! Kyung-min's rooftop room, where the night never truly darkens, and Edison's laboratory, where light itself is being made, face each other at opposite ends of the stage. A massive LED billboard, five meters wide and three meters tall, pours light onto the stage without pause — and against it, the isola 주최: 세종문화회관