《雷雨》不但是曹禺个人最重要的作品,使他在24岁的年纪在现代文坛横空出世,于其四大名剧中演出最多、影响最广,而且也是现代话剧史上最重要的作品,是现代话剧的成熟标志。甚至可以这样说,如果现代话剧史的书写中,只能提及一部话剧剧作,那么这部作品必然是也只能是《雷雨》。《雷雨》为什么能取得如此巨大的成功?在我看来,原因就在于它是案头与舞台完美结合之作,兼具可读性与可操作性。进一步分析,《雷雨》之所以能够兼顾文学与舞台需要,是因为在创作过程中,曹禺自觉不自觉地承担了剧作家、导演和演 “Thunderstorm” is not only one of Cao Yu’s most important personal works, so that he was 24 years old in the modern literary world was born, in his four famous plays in the most influential, but also the most important works in the history of modern drama is Mature sign of modern drama. It can even be said that if the writing of the history of modern drama can only refer to a drama, it must be “thunderstorm”. “Thunderstorm” Why can we achieve such a huge success? In my opinion, the reason is that it is the perfect combination of desk and stage for both readability and maneuverability. Further analysis, “thunderstorm” was able to take into account the literature and stage needs, because in the creative process, Cao Yu unconsciously assumed playwright, director and acting