
By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter
Top-rated actor Yoo Ji-tae has a strong presence in major local films such as "Attack the Gas Station", "Ditto" and is probably best known for his role as an antagonist in Director Park Chan-wook's "Old Boy".
But he doesn't seem to be satisfied with commercial success only. He is diving into a new sphere to create adventurous theatrical works that can often be unprofitable.
The 31-year-old actor, who is also head of Yoo Movie, a production firm for independent film and theater, will star in a new play, "Welcome to Ghost House".
The play will go to the stage at Cecil Theater in central Seoul, on April 10 and run until May 27.
The play's draft is Yoo's brainchild, which developed from his own ideas motivated by his mother. Playwright Park Soo-jin wrote the script based on Yoo's draft and director Lee Ji-na will direct it.
The play starts with a question of what maternity is through an odd and fantastic story _ a real world and a ghost w...|
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