QUAD, Questions of Theater: <Why the Peppers in the Rooftop Garden>
Sep 19 – Oct 4, 2026 · Happening now · Seoul
Overview
An old, worn-out multi-family house on the outskirts of Seoul. Neighbors, each carrying their own stories and hardships, live out their lives there. One scorching summer day, all the peppers disappear from the small rooftop garden where the elderly 'Gwangja' has been modestly growing them.
The culprit who took all the peppers turns out to be none other than 'Hyeonja,' a neighbor living in the same villa. The neighbors each have something to say about it, but to 'Hyeontae' of Unit 301 in particular, this 'pepper theft incident' does not look like a trivial matter. It has to do with a world that is falling apart. Everyone in the villa, not to mention his own family, is made uncomfortable by what 'Hyeontae' says, but only one person, 'Donggyo' of Unit 303, begins to act and help 'Hyeontae' for reasons no one can explain. The squabble among neighbors that began over mere peppers starts to spiral into a huge uproar involving the entire villa.
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