IntroductionChong Tze Chien's production starring Hitler as Jekyll and Hyde captured the full horror of the similarities between 1930s Germany and today's situation. The production, directed and written by Chong, makes one sympathize with the idea that freedom must permit eccentricity and even, to a certain extent, approve of it. Without this sympathy, the play would have been reduced to pure chaos and would have failed to portray an ideal of freedom in Singapore and other parts of the world today. About the play, starring Hitler as Jekyll and Hyde, is essentially a two-hour allegorical play where history and fiction collide. This Singaporean play, created at LASALLE College of the Arts' Flexible Performance Space, featured students from the school's theater program. The story began with Eva Braun, Hitler's mistress, on trial for crimes against humanity; she tells her side of the story, defending Hitler in the form of a parable, a retelling of the literary classic Jekyll & Hyde. Hitler is Jekyll, a failed painter by day; he transforms into Hitler at night, terrorizing the population. To build a "perfect" country, Hitler murdered the country's non-natives in order to preserve the blood and lineage of his countrymen. Meanwhile, Jekyll, the painter, grows in stature and wealth as his alter ego coerces the population into exhibiting his shoddy paintings in galleries, transforming the nation into a twisted cultural state. Chong's work has sociopolitical overtones that suggest the world might not be as rational and orderly as we would like to think. The classic text of Jekyll & Hyde is intentionally deconstructed by Chong to get the audience thinking about the current state of their nation. This intense production was successful...... middle of paper ......we company. For this reason, everyone has a duty to resolve the unhappiness of all residents and seek a deeper, more lasting sense of harmony. Conclusion Provoking a reimagining of social relations and affirming the presence of a national obsession with race and labels, Chong has embarked on a subject of interdisciplinary significance for contemporary Singapore theatre. Chong effectively captured and delivered the essence of the show through his storyline and artistic directions for the show. The communication is clear and precise, and Chong challenges the audience to review and examine their attitudes toward their nation and their fellow human beings. No playwright or director could have done it better than Chong, capable of capturing the complex tangle of emotions and transforming them into something the audience can sympathize with and identify with..