Actor

Date and place of birth: 24.01.1977, Balti, Republic of Moldova

Studies: Moldovan Institute of Arts, Faculty of Acting, Theater and Film, 1997, class of prof. Victor Ciutac 

Igor Lungu came to Oradea in 1999, from the Republic of Moldova, together with several colleagues, young graduates of the Theater and Film School of the Republic of Moldova. The young actor attracted attention from the beginning with his liveliness, energy and immense and sincere joy of acting. Regardless of the roles (episode, small or main), Igor Lungu knew how to add to his characters, in addition to the data given by the authors or those that naturally arise from the director's vision, his own data, his own creative capacity. Which is why each of the characters he played has an original touch. His Apolodor (both on the stage of the Oradea State Theater and after his reprise on the stage of the Arcadia Oradea Theater) was a character full of life, humor and tenderness, which is why children loved him very much, becoming, for a while, their favorite character.

For smaller roles (like those in "Dom Juan" by Molière, "Delirium in two, in three, in as many as you want" by Eugen Ionescu, "Ivona, Princess of Burgundy" by Witold Gombrowicz, "Medea" by Euripides) he found "that something" that would more forcefully motivate their presence or relationship with the other characters: a wit specific to native talents, on top of which he grafts a good command of the profession. But even in the role of the Bear, let's say, from the play "Harap Alb" by Ion Creangă, Igor Lungu stood out with an original approach.

Since 2002 he has been employed at the State Theater for Children and Youth ARCADIA – where he continues to play all kinds of roles, with the same charm. He composes his own texts and scripts, puts on one-man shows, sings, dances, and has also learned some interesting illusion numbers. In a word, he strives for what is called the „total actor”.

(Presentation by Eugen Ţugulea)

Artistic sheet – Oradea State Theatre

• The Soldier in DELIR IN TWO, IN THREE, IN AS MANY AS YOU WANT by Eugen Ionescu, 2000, dir. Ion Ciubotaru
• A smuggler, The fifth monk, The fifth groom, A man from the fair, The second Indian in THE FANTASTIC AND SAD STORY OF CANDIDA ERÉNDIRA AND HER RUDE GRANDMOTHER, dramatization of the short story by G.G. Márquez by Ion Sapdaru, 2000, dir. Ion Sapdaru
• Chorus role in MEDEA by Euripides, 2001, dir. Ion Sapdaru
• The Bear, the Red Emperor's Faithful in WHITE HARAP – dramatization by Gheorghe Calamanciuc based on the fairy tale by Ion Creangă, 2001, directed by Ion Ciubotaru
• Apollodorus in Apollodorus, the Traveling Penguin by Gellu Naum, 2002, directed by Ion Mâinea
• Simonetta's nephew in DOM JUAN by Molière, 2001, directed by Radu Nichifor
• Chorus role in DOM JUAN by Molière, 2001, dir. Radu Nichifor
• Role in the suite of Don Alonso in DOM JUAN by Molière, 2001, dir. Radu Nichifor
• Dom Juan's servant in DOM JUAN by Molière, 2001, directed by Radu Nichifor
• Curtean in IVONA, PRINCESS OF BURGUNDY by Witold Gombrowicz, 2002, directed by Alina Hiristea
• Performer in CLOWN LOVE, 2007, directed by Daniel Vulcu