BILOXI BLUES

by Neil Simon, translated by Ștefan Zlatnic

Situated on the fragile limit between a comedy and a tragedy, “Biloxi Blues” is the second act of “Eugene’s Trilogy” (the others are “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “Broadway Bound”), written by Neil Simon and starring the same central character: Eugene Morris Jerome and following different steps he takes in gaining experience and entering the real world.

United States of America, 1943, World War Two. Before fighting Germany or Japan, Eugene’s group of recruits is sent to Biloxi, Mississippi, for their confrontation with the first major adversary, Sergeant Toomey, the man in charge with their training. The cruelty, the malice and the vulgarity of the sergeant contradict any logic, in an attempt to annihilate the soldiers’ personalities.

CAST:

Roy Selridge: Pavel Sîrghi
Joseph Wykowsky: Şerban Borda
Don Carney: Florian Silaghi
Eugene Morris Jerome: Răzvan Vicoveanu
Arnold Epstein: Ciprian Ciuciu
Sargeant Toomey: Richard Balint
Daisy: Adela Lazăr
James Hennesey: Alexandru Rusu

Artistic director: Ovidiu Caiţa

Scenographer: Szabó Anna Boglárka

Date of the premiere: September 29, 2011

Festivals and Awards:

• Special Jury Award – FTS Oradea – Teatrul Regina Maria, September 2011
• Participation at the Multicultural International “Fără Bariere” Festival – Teatrul de Nord Satu Mare – Satu Mare, May 2012