12月7日晚上5点，上海中学戏剧教室呈现了2023年原创数学话剧《开普勒先生如是说》的精彩演出，同时通过直播平台，让更多的人一同领略了数学的魅力。

在这次演出中，上海中学国际部的学生们以话剧演绎开普勒先生的名言———“几何学有两个重要的珍宝：一个是毕达哥拉斯定理，另一个是黄金比。我们可以把前者比作黄金, 而将后者比作珠玉。”学生们围绕毕达哥拉斯定理即勾股定理的由来和证明以及对黄金分割比的探索展开故事，在舞台中跨越时间与空间，与东西方的数学先哲们相遇。

演出过程中，学生们用沉浸的表演带领观众走进欧几里得、赵爽、韦达等先哲们的智慧启迪。数学话剧团队用充满创意和趣味的情节设计，将严谨的数学推理变得生动鲜活，让观众们在欢乐的气氛中感受数学的魅力。

演出结束后，国际部高中校长马峰老师对同学们和老师们几个月来的辛勤付出给予了高度认可。他从舞台表演，剧本创作和艺术设计三方面对学生们的本次演出给予了赞扬。他也向大家分享了在话剧排演过程中所观察到的学生们的全方位成长。希望学校的数学话剧团队可以走得更远，走得更好，用国际化视角为当代中国数学普及和文化传播贡献更多的精彩演绎。

范良火教授作闭幕发言

刘攀教授和James同学

华东师范大学亚洲数学教育中心主任，中国数学会数学教育分会副理事长兼秘书长范良火教授作闭幕发言，他感谢所有参与演出的人员以及在线上和线下观看的观众，同时赞扬了活动承办方及相关领导、老师的付出。范教授特别向到场的观演嘉宾，华东师范大学数学话剧的创始人刘攀教授表示感谢，刘攀教授和他的华东师大数学科学学院数学话剧青年团队从2012年以来，坚持以数学话剧的创作与实践，致力于传播数学文化，至今已排演20余部数学话剧。范教授认为，通过话剧的艺术形式具象化地演绎抽象的数学，能够帮助学生克服对数学难的恐惧，从而让更多的学生走近数学、了解数学，在学习数学知识的同时，也能进一步感受到数学文化的魅力。

一年一度数学话剧的成功举办，使学生在参与的过程中学到知识，提升能力，感悟人生，在“剧中学”、“玩中学”，彰显了上海中学在数学教育方面的创新精神和学生们的无限潜力。同时，这也标志着数学文化在学校中的广泛传播和深入影响，让我们明年再见！

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学生感想：

I love Math drama - not only because of the performance itself, but the team spirit and the meaningful experience. There were problems and conflicts, but we encountered these difficulties together. Although the process was tough, we worked together as a team and our performance was improved through advice and criticism. The final performance was the achievement of days of practice and many late nights. However, while performing on the stage, I felt full of passion because I was presenting incredible things - the lectures given by the director and drama teachers, the marvelous accomplishments of the mathematicians, and another self who had an extraordinary adventure in the field of mathematics. In the end, I hope Math drama can move on, I hope the team spirit lasts forever, and I hope everyone is happy forever!

Arianna 10 (4)

I am quite certain that the Math drama has brought me the most joy in the recent months. The experience was absolutely enlightening. What the play bestowed upon me is not limited to a sense of accomplishment and happiness, but also the strengthening of bonds with my friends and the making of new friends. What I surmounted during my journey was not only my fear of socializing, but also the barriers between me and potential friends that I never thought of reaching out to. I am particularly glad and grateful that I was chosen to be a representative character in the math play and of the school.

Di Jun 10 (5)

From 2022 to 2023, from The Elements to Euclid, from an actor to a director, Math drama has brought me many unforgettable experiences and emotions. I’m proud of everyone on the team for making this successful one-hour play. I especially want to thank all the actors - their participation and love towards this project made all these dreams come true. I also want to thank all the teachers and students who have helped me along the way - it is their guidance and suggestions that make the play more complete.

James 11 (10)

This is a very special and unique drama experience for me. I've participated in a lot of plays, but I’ve never done a show with elements of math. At first I thought everything would be very boring, but when I actually started cooperating with everyone, everything seems so interesting! Math drama not only gave me another chance to perform on stage, but also allowed me to get to know so many more friends, and that's the happiest thing that I learned from it.

Ricky 9 (1)

One hour of performing felt so short once it actually began, and I still feel myself replaying the mere four lines I had in my head. This was a very new experience and there’s so much more to it than just the one hour today. We’ve come a long way. From four people we became fifteen. From thirty slides we made a hundred. From no costumes we went to full costumes. I’m so happy to have worked with everyone for this project, the value of it is beyond what words can describe.

Momoka 11 (4)

I think this play was really meaningful. The combination of math, a STEM course, and drama, an arts course, is a super unique concept that won everybody's liking. We spent a lot of time preparing for this one final perfect performance, and it was all worth it. Everybody's role was important; without them, none of this would have been possible. I would really like to thank James for directing us and helping us with our blocking and projection. This was a really fun experience and I am looking forward to more Math drama productions in the future!

Helen 9 (1)

As the sound of clapping diminishes on the stage for one last time today, all emotions piled up inside me as I became more than just fascinated by the first drama I took part in. The unity, the actors and friends, the enjoyment, the passion, the script… even though I am a minor character, today’s show on “The Starry Sky of Pythagorus” will never leave my memory.

Enos 9 (4)

The Math drama was an exciting journey for me. I can still vividly remember all the moments of lunchtime and after-school practice. Although I had to give up a lot of the time for this play, I enjoyed the final moments of practice and the sense of teamwork that gradually developed among the actors. When I was on the stage, holding the circle that embodied my discoveries, I felt that all the hard work was worth it. Salute!

Arden 10 (3)

Participating in the Math drama show was an extraordinary experience, and honestly, I can't recall why I joined. Being consistent with the rehearsals despite persistent sickness made it challenging. Surprisingly, I believe I've grown since last year. A teacher's compliment after the performance made me realize that I had gained a lot and improved, and that every struggle was worthwhile. The experience was undeniably rewarding.

Eva 10 (11)

After so long, we have finally put on the show. For the first time, I am participating in a drama, and everybody has worked really hard and tried to help me -- the results turned out fantastic. Overall, I got to meet and improve my acting skills with professors and directors, which is really cool. During the whole process, I have learned a lot, including having good time management and staying in constant communication with my lovely team. I hold lots of gratitude towards our director James and my fellow friends Fei and Xi, who have given me so much support and help.

Alvin 10 (5)

When I saw the full performance, I was so impressed, and Arianna, Dijun, and James’ performances were more than awesome. I was really nervous when I messed up the mic exchange and got to my spot slightly late as my scene started. However, I stepped up when I had the spotlight, slowly shouting every word of my lines at the audience in fear of them not hearing me, and then the nervousness went away. I was Thomas Hobbes again -- old, logical, and crazy for geometry like a kid -- just like in the rehearsals.

Beeno 10 (11)

感谢华师大，中国数学会，和许多老师们对剧组的鼎力帮助！感谢学校给我这个机会来塑造phi!

通过这次“一生一次的旅途，如梦如幻的经历”，我领略了数学之美，也感受到了幕后组织的不易。

Melinda 10 (10)

（文：高中数学组 图：高中事务中心）