Plot introduction:

Shadow was sentenced to three years in prison. After walking out of prison, he met a mysterious man named "Wednesday", who claimed to be a fraudster. Need a bodyguard. But in fact "Wednesday" is the legendary ancient god "Odin". Odin came to North America in the 9th century on the Norwegian dream of early Viking explorers. He is but one of America's countless gods.

Shadow then also encountered the cunning god Loki, the brother of the main god Odin, the holy cat goddess Bast from Egypt, the Slavic god of darkness and death Zennobog, and the trickster from West Africa. Nansi, the god of destruction, Kali, the Hindu god of destruction, Anubis, the god of the underworld in Egyptian mythology, Easter, the god of dawn in Anglo-Saxon mythology, and so on.

The rise of these new gods has squeezed the living space of the old gods. The power of gods comes from human worship and belief. When old gods lose their followers, they lose their divine power and become ordinary people. Some even fall to the bottom of society. At the same time, sensing the threat of Mr. Wednesday, the New Gods also extended their claws to Shadow. The war between the old and new gods is inevitable.

Extended information:

This play is adapted from Neil Gaiman's novel "American Gods". This book has won numerous awards since its release and has won the title of science fiction novel. Nebula Award, Nebula Award for horror novel, and Bram Stoker Award for fantasy novel. On the one hand, it shows that the quality of the novel is excellent and it has won all major awards. On the other hand, it shows that the novel is rich in content, including science fiction, fantasy, horror and other elements.

The play shows a mixture of philosophical speculation and curiosity, which is extremely attractive. It allows people to raise their thinking on contradictions to a philosophical level while watching the violence on the screen. The contradictions between the new immigrants to the United States and the Native Americans, the conflict between the agricultural era and the industrial era, and the struggle for hegemony between religious beliefs and science and technology are all summarized in the contradiction between the new gods and the old gods.

Reference: American Gods-Baidu Encyclopedia