by Joël Pommerat
Translation: Anca Rotescu

Artistic director: Vlad Massaci
Set designer: Vioara Bara
Premiere date: 17.04.2010

Inspired by real interviews, the play "This Child" depicts, in ten independent skits, the depth and complexity of the relationships between parents and children, the unsuspected difficulty they have in talking and understanding each other. A series of tortured, syncopated or violent discussions alternate with monologues that fail to become dialogue. For all the characters, be they tough or fragile, children or adults, the ideal of happiness seems impossible to achieve.
The play won the 2006 award for best French-language creation from the French Critics' Union.

Distribution:

Woman 1:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Parent:  Anca Sigmirean
Pregnant Woman, Pregnant Woman 1, Woman, Daughter-in-law:  Mihaela Gherdan
Woman 2, Mother:  Suzana Macovei
Parent:  Corina Cernea
Husband:  Petre Ghimbasan
Father:  Daniel Vulcu
Son, Child:   Sorin Ionescu
Children:  Daniela Rita Vulcu, Tihamér Macovei

Technical director: Florica Cighir
Prompter: Mihaela Teodora Winter
Lights: Nagy Sandor Attila, Sorin Precup
Sound: Sorin Domide

by Nedialko Yordanov
Translation: Elvira Rîmbu

Artistic direction and musical illustration: Petru Vutcărău
Scenography: Oana Cernea
Premiere date: 05.03.2010

Through an intertextual game and the "theater within a theater" procedure, "The Murder of Gonzago" refers to the most famous Shakespearean tragedy, "Hamlet", presenting an alternative and enriched version of the events that take place at the royal court of Denmark. "The Murder of Gonzago" is the title of the play that Prince Hamlet requests from the actors who have arrived in Elsinore, its purpose being to expose the vile deed committed by his uncle and mother, the current royal couple. Most of the action takes place "behind the scenes" and depicts an unsuspected series of intrigues and conflicts that shake both the nobility at the court and the troupe of artists. The suspicions present from the beginning within the troupe are confirmed when, during the performance, the actors are accused of an anti-royal plot and arrested. The investigation that follows and the tortures they are subjected to force them to renounce their names, their professions, their entire identities, a symbolic disappearance that is strikingly close to the physical, definitive one. In an interview with Radio Bulgaria, playwright Nedialko Yordanov considers The Murder of Gonzago to be the best play he has written: "I like this play because it represents the fate of actors and the relationship between creativity and political power. In addition, the play talks about the urge to sacrifice one's friends and about the cost and price of art."

Distribution:

Charles:  Richard Balint
Elizabeth:  Elvira Platon Rîmbu
Benvolio:  Petre Ghimbasan
Henry:  Razvan Vicoveanu
Amalia:  Denisa Vlad
The prompter:  Pavel Sirghi
Polonius:  Ovidiu Ghinita
Ophelia:  Angela Tanko
Horatio:  Sorin Ionescu
The executioner:  Sebastian Wolf
The King:  Andrian Locovei
Queen:  Mirela Nita Lupu
Hamlet, A Spy, A Torturer:  Ciprian Ciuciu
A spy, a torturer:  Iulian Simionica

Technical director: Alexandru Rois
Prompter: Iuliana Chelu
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Adrian Pintea
Sound: Sorin Domide

by ILCaragiale

Artistic director: Chris Nedeea
Scenography: Oana Cernea
Premiere date: 05.12.2009

„"A Stormy Night", the well-known play by IL Caragiale evokes a not too distant and not at all idealized time, a time when human characters mirror absolutely hilarious morals and situations, worthy of highlighting, as we can find current typologies, just by doing a small recognition exercise.

From the arrogance of upstart merchants like the master Dumitrache Titircă Inimă – Rea to the arrivism of student journalist Rică Venturiano, we travel a path dotted with exemplary human typologies that weave a universe where the use of authority, adultery or the semi-educated language of journalists is tacitly tolerated.

We are dealing with a pamphlet of a crazy world, upside down, sometimes primitive or with Western pretensions, where eroticism, political, social aspects and interpersonal relationships give profound meanings to Caragiale's world.

Distribution:

Master Dimitrache 'The Evil-Hearted Tirica':  Petre Panait
Nae Ipingescu:  Daniel Vulcu
Chiriac:  Richard Balint
Spyridon:  Pavel Sirghi
Rica Venturiano:  Alexander Rusu
Ghita Tircadau: Andrian Locovei
Veta:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Zita:  Alina Leonte
Mother-in-law:  Mariana Vasile

Technical director: Alexandru Rois
Prompter: Mihaela Teodora Vinter
Lights: Nagy Attila Sandor, Sorin Precup
Sound: Sorin Domide

Selection from sketches by ILCaragiale: Petition, Mr. Goe, High Heat, At the Post Office, Visit, Charged Atmosphere, Situation, Chain of Weaknesses

Artistic director: Adrian Moraru
Scenography: Dan Munteanu
Premiere date: 11.11.2009

The show "D'ale lui Caragiale" includes a collage of eight of the most famous sketches by the acclaimed Romanian writer IL Caragiale: "Petition", "Mr. Goe", "Great Heat", "At the Post Office", "Visit", "Charged Atmosphere", "Situation" and "Chain of Weaknesses". The show groups snapshots that capture the ridiculousness, sometimes even the absurdity, of human relationships and the events that people go through with or without their will. The sequence of the sketches and their logical chaining in the show follows the chronological thread of a day, so that, over the course of 70-80 minutes, we are confronted with situations typical of each moment of the day in the space from which Caragiale chooses his material and which, after all, we all know so well. Nea Iancu himself appears in the show, both as a character in some of the sketches and as a link between the various compositional moments of this production.

Distribution:

Emil Sauciuc
Tiberiu Covaci
Alexander Rusu
Corina Cernea
Angela Husanu
Mihaela Gherdan
Anca Sigmirean
Andrian Locovei
Ion Ruscut
Denisa Vlad
Alexandru Cuibus

by Mark Twain
Adaptation: Davis Ives
Translation and adaptation into Romanian: Petre Bokor

Artistic director: Petre Bokor
Scenography: Vioara Bara
Stage movement: Maria Mitrache Bokor
Premiere date: 02.10.2009

„"Still Dead, Still Dead?" is a frothy and rhythmic comedy about a poor young painter - his name is Jean-François Millet. The action takes place somewhere near Paris, in 1846. The main character is a brilliant painter, but who finds no recognition. Helped by his bohemian colleagues, he stages his own death, in order to increase the value of his works. In order to ensure the success of his initiative, the artist plans several moments of delicious humor: the disappearance and reappearance in the guise of an imaginary twin sister, the staging of his own funeral and many other complicated moments derived from this situation. As the cheerful stratagem unfolds, Twain asks pertinent questions about fame, affirmation, and the value of works of art, giving each character involved, the humor and verve that are so characteristic of him.

Distribution:

Agamemnon Buckner:  Petre Ghimbasan
Hans von Bismarck:  Pavel Sirghi
Marie Leroux:  Lucia Rogoz
Cecile Leroux:  Adela Lazar
Pope Leroux:  John Abrudan
Jean-François Millet/Daisy Tillou:  Richard Balint
Andre Bastien:  Petre Panait
Phelim O'Shaughnessy:  Sorin Ionescu
Madame Bathilde:  Mariana Vasile
Madame Caron:  Ileana Iurciuc
Claude Riviere:  Razvan Vicoveanu
Basil Thorpe:  Serban Borda
Charlie:  Razvan Vicoveanu
The King of France:  Serban Borda
Sultan of Turkey:  Ileana Iurciuc
The Emperor of Russia:  Mariana Vasile

Technical director: Florica Cighir
Prompter: Iuliana Chelu
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Adrian Pintea
Sound: Adrian Gherdan, Sorin Domide

Musical comedy based on a script by David Albu, after The Abduction of the Sabine Women by Leonid Andreev
Translation: Tatiana Nicolescu

Artistic direction and sets: Daniel Vulcu
Costumes: Daniela Panciu, Cristina Breteanu, Csilla Circiu
Choreography: Victoria Bucun
Assistant director: Corina Cernea
Music performed live by the Band of the "Avram Iancu" Border Guard Training School in Oradea and the Orchestra of the Oradea State Theater: Oliver Robert Bader (guitar), Lăcrămioara Deac (vocals), Florian Chelu (guitar), Janos Hajdu (percussion)
Premiere date: 09.05.2009

The show "All Roads Lead to ROME" pits two worlds – Rome and the land of the Barbarians – against each other, separated by geographical distance, but close by the lifestyle and values that govern them. Both worlds are populated by human stereotypes of contemporary society, typologies easily recognizable both around us and perhaps in each of us.

The link between the two worlds is represented by the group of barbarian women that the Romans abduct to populate their city. The play is structured in two scenes: the first takes place in the Roman camp, which tries to reach an agreement with the barbarians; the second takes place in the barbarian camp, a year and a half later, and depicts the honest preparations of the husbands for the great confrontation through which they hope to recover their lost women.

Beyond the actual action, the play brings to the fore a series of concrete aspects of our world: generalized corruption, obsession with physical appearance, fashion shows, the pursuit of sensationalism and the exaggerations practiced by the media. The central motif of the play is represented by the conflicts between Italians and Romanians who emigrated to the peninsula, in the presentation of which parody is omnipresent. We witness both direct confrontations and the reports provided by the media, through news bulletins or broadcasts from the spot, which are reminiscent of the armed conflicts in Iraq or Afghanistan. The show is spiced up at every step with jokes, piquancy and engaging choreographic moments, overflowing with energy. "All Roads Lead to ROME" is a show made according to all the rules of quality entertainment, to which we laugh wholeheartedly, hum along with the protagonists the musical hits of the moment and leave for tomorrow the worries and stress of everyday life.

Distribution:

Cleopatra:  Adela Lazar
Proserpine:  Anca Sigmirean
Sabina:  Corina Cernea
Cordelia:  Mihaela Gherdan
Juno:  Mirela Nita Lupu
Rape:  Lucia Rogoz
Paul:  Ciprian Ciuciu
Scipio:  Serban Borda
Agrippa:  Sebastian Wolf
Marcus:  Alexander Rusu
Silvio:  Ion Abrudan
Reporter:  Daniel Vulcu
Reporter:  Denisa Vlad
Angus:  Pavel Sirghi
The organ:  Sorin Ionescu
The Bleg:  Petre Ghimbasan
The teacher:  Razvan Vicoveanu
Extra:  Andrian Locovei
Figuration:  Alexandru Rois, Nicolae Segarceanu

Technical director: Alexandru Rois
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Adrian Pintea
Sound: Sorin Domide

Comedy in four acts by A.P. Chekhov
Translation: Elisabeta Pop
Screenplay adaptation: Elvira Platon Rîmbu

Artistic direction: Linas Marijus Zaikauskas
Scenography: Margarita Misyukova
Music illustration: Linas Marijus Zaikauskas
Assistant director and translation from Russian during rehearsals: Andrian Locovei
Premiere date: 20.02.2009

„"The Seagull", a text that has become a classic over time, focuses on two essential issues: the artistic one and that of unrequited love.

The young Konstantin Treplev seeks to define his artistic direction by writing innovative, experimental and abstract plays. He organizes a small performance of one of these plays, offering the main role to the beautiful Nina, whom he loves passionately. Unfortunately, his love is not reciprocated; in fact, none of the characters enjoys the reciprocity of feelings from their loved ones. Driven by ambition and in love with Trigorin, Treplev's mother's lover, Nina flees to the capital, with the thought of becoming an actress. Almost all the symbolic meanings of The Seagull are concentrated in her figure. Her repeated words, "I am a seagull", have become a key phrase of universal dramaturgy: they speak of freedom, of dreams, ideals and destruction, in a profound reflection on the uniqueness of life.

Distribution:

Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina, née Trepleva, artist:  Corina Cernea
Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplev, a young man, her son:  Richard Balint
Pyotr Nikolaevich Sorin, pensioner, Arkadina's brother:  Alexander Rusu
Nina Mikhailovna Zarechinaia, a young woman, the daughter of a wealthy landowner:  Denisa Vlad
Ilya Afanasyevich Shamraev, retired lieutenant, estate administrator:  Sebastian Wolf
Polina Andreevna, his wife:  Suzana Macovei
Masha, his daughter:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Boris Alexeevich Trigorin, writer:  Daniel Vulcu
Evgeny Sergeevich Dorn, doctor:  George Voinese
Semyon Semyonovich Medvedenko, teacher:  Sorin Ionescu
Jacob, laborer:  Pavel Sirghi
A chef:  Razvan Vicoveanu
A laborer:  Csaba Kovacs
The action takes place at Sorin's mansion. Two years pass between the third and fourth acts.

Technical director: Florica Cighir
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lighting: Sandor Attila Nagy, Sorin Precup, Adrian Pintea

by William Shakespeare
Translation and adaptation: Elvira Platon Rîmbu and Victoria Balint

Stage version and artistic direction: Andro Enukidze
Scenography: Aivengo Celidze
Music illustration: Andro Enukidze
Conception and graphic processing of the images projected into the decor: Aivengo Celidze
Video image processing: Sebastian Lupu
Premiere date: 11.12.2008

The shortest of Shakespeare's tragedies, but among his most complex creations, "Macbeth" illustrates, using various techniques, including means of the fantastic, the disastrous consequences of immeasurable ambition and thirst for power.

The predictions of three witches, according to which General Macbeth will become "than of Cawdor" and then the king of Scotland himself, ignite in Macbeth's soul the desire to turn them into reality, overcoming all obstacles and even resorting to murder. How Macbeth will end up winning and then, in a flash, losing the throne of Scotland remains to be discovered in a modern production, which does not lose the imprint of the Shakespearean spirit in the slightest.

For the staging of the play "Macbeth", the Oradea State Theatre benefited from the collaboration with leading representatives of the Georgian theater school: director Andro Enukidze and set designer Aivengo Celidze, who gave the show a definite breath of novelty, quality and originality.

The show is characterized by an atypical directorial vision, in which the emphasis is not so much on the stage performance, but on the eclectic, postmodern style, accentuated by an exceptional soundtrack.

Distribution:

Duncan, King of Scotland:  Petre Panait
Malcolm, son of Duncan:  Sorin Ionescu
Donalbain, son of Duncan:  Razvan Vicoveanu
Macbeth, general in the king's army:  Richard Balint
Banquo, general in the king's army:  Serban Borda
Macduff, Scottish nobleman:  Sebastian Wolf
Lennox, Scottish nobleman:  Andrian Locovei
Ross, Scottish nobleman:  Emil Sauciuc
Menteith, Scottish nobleman:  George Voinese
Angus, Scottish nobleman:  Tiberiu Covaci
Fleance, son of Banquo:  Pavel Sirghi
Siward, general of the English army:  Petre Panait
Young Siward, his son:  Pavel Sirghi
Seyton, an officer in Macbeth's retinue:  Petre Ghimbasan
A boy, Macduff's son:  Pavel Sirghi
A Scottish doctor:  Ion Abrudan
A sergeant:  Ion Ruscut
A goalkeeper:  Petre Ghimbasan
An old man:  Eugen Tugulea
Lady Macbeth:  Elvira Platon Rîmbu
Lady Macduff:  Angela Tanko
A maid of honor:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Three witches:  Mariana Vasile, Denisa Vlad, Alexandru Rusu
The killers:  Eugen Tugulea, Ion Ruscut
Duncan's servants:  Tiberiu Covaci, George Voinese
Soldiers, Officers:  Pavel Sirghi, Petre Ghimbasan, George Voinese, Razvan Vicoveanu, Csaba Kovacs

Technical director: Alexandru Rois
Prompter: Iuliana Chelu, Florence Szabo
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Adrian Pintea
Sound: Sorin Domide, Adrian Gherdan

Farce in one act by A.P. Chekhov
Translation: Elisabeta Pop

Artistic direction, scenography and soundtrack: Petre Panait
Premiere date: 02.11.2008

How long does it take for two passionate young people to fall in love with each other?

Subtitled "Farce in One Act", "The Bear" reveals in a concentrated, comic-ironic way an essential part of human nature, suggesting how close anger and passion sometimes are. The conflict between officer Smirnov and landlady Popova records a series of sudden transitions from a quarrel to preparations for a duel between the two, then Smirnov's renunciation of fighting the landlady with whom he suddenly falls in love.

The play "The Bear" has all the characteristics of the short genre: rapid exchange of lines, extreme emotions, chaotic arguments, surprising reversals of situations. Simple, clear, funny, its obvious charm lies in the power of the dialogue.

Distribution:

Elena Ivanovna Popova, landlady, a plump widow:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Grigory Stepanovich Smirnov, landowner, still young:  Serban Borda
Luka, Elena Ivanovna's servant, old man:  George Voinese

Prompter: Iuliana Chelu
Lighting: Adrian Pintea
Sound: Adrian Gherdan

by Tennessee Williams
Translation: Anda Boldur

Artistic director: Chris Nedeea
Scenography: Oana Cernea
Premiere date: 02.10.2008

„"The Glass Menagerie" is one of the most represented plays by the American playwright Tennessee Williams and draws its tragic substratum from the various illusions that the members of the Wingfield family build for themselves - the mother (Amanda), anchored in a brighter past, the son (Tom), tied to the family and a job with no prospects, and the daughter (Laura), crippled and implausibly shy, concerned only with her collection of glass figurines. The event that changes the monotonous rhythm of their existence is the visit of Jim, a former schoolmate of Tom and Laura. In the person of Jim, Laura recognizes the charming boy she had secretly loved in high school. For a moment we are left with the impression that everything could end well and in harmony, but reality proves to everyone that their dreams are as fragile as the trinkets collected by Laura. "The Glass Menagerie" is a play for the soul, which penetrates the poetic through symbols, fascinating through the beauty of the dialogues and the memorable character of the situations.

Distribution:

Tom Wingfield:  Richard Balint
Amanda Wingfield:   Suzana Macovei
Laura Wingfield:   Alina Leonte, Anca Sigmirean
Jim O'Connor:   Sorin Ionescu

Technical director: Alexandru Rois
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lights: Sandor Attila Nagy, Sorin Precup
Sound: Sorin Domide

by Neil Simon
Translation and adaptation: Sebastian Lupu

Artistic director: Sebastian Lupu
Scenography: Vioara Bara
Musical illustration: Richard Balint and Sebastian Lupu
Melody voice: Richard Balint
Premiere date: 21.09.2008

A sparkling romantic comedy, "Barefoot in the Park" depicts the efforts of two young married couples to build their lives together and, above all, to harmonize their personalities that give rise to often contradictory manifestations and feelings.

Impulsive and impetuous, Corrie Bratter assumes the sole role of being "Paul's wife" and invests all her energy in making him happy, despite the inherent difficulties at the beginning of the journey. Paul, a novice lawyer who has just won his first six cents in a lawsuit, has a more reserved nature and a more sober view of reality. The conflict of the play arises from the comic clash of their different natures, which quickly leads them to the brink of separation and divorce. To walk "barefoot in the park" or not metaphorically summarizes the conflict between the two lovers. The space in which their love story will unfold is a tiny apartment, where snow falls through the skylight, the central heating is faulty, and the pantry will be used as a bedroom that can accommodate a bed and nothing more.

Added to all this are the extremely spiritual presences of the neighbor Victor Velasco and the mother-in-law, Ethel Banks, with personalities as different as those of the newlyweds.

The comic is accentuated by the fact that the apartment is located on the sixth floor of a building without an elevator, all the characters lose their breath until they reach this space that promises nothing good, and yet...

Distribution:

Corrie Bratter:  Mirela Lupu
Paul Bratter:  Andrian Locovei
Ethel Banks:  Ileana Iurciuc
Victor Velasco:  Ion Abrudan
The installer:  Sebastian Wolf

Technical director: Csaba Kovács
Prompter: Iuliana Chelu
Sound: Adrian Gherdan
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Adrian Pintea

A performance based on texts by A.P. Chekhov: "The Tragedian Without Will", translation: Mihail Sorbul and Arthur Rimbaud: "Night of Hell", translation: Taşcu Gheorghiu

Artistic direction and performance: Emil Sauciuc
Assistant director: Ion Ruscut
Premiere date: 25.05.2008

„"Where does the name 'Tragedian in Hell' come from? From the two titles 'Tragedian in Hell', a short play written by AP Chekhov, and 'Night in Hell', the prose poem by Arthur Rimbaud, texts that I have processed with love and passion. It is an older project, thought up for years, which I have developed and redeveloped many times, until it matured and materialized. The two authors have written surprisingly current texts, of exceptional literary quality, and their combination forms an explosive mixture full of surprises.

This project is part of a larger personal, attitudinal and social theatrical program, which includes: the show "Don't judge, don't condemn, love!", "The Dream", poetry recitals and other future projects."«

Technical director: Florica Căvescu
Lights: Iosif Balogh
Sound: Adrian Gherdan

by NVGogol

Dramatic script and artistic direction: Bogdan Huşanu
Scenography: Oana Cernea
Premiere date: 24.05.2008

Akaki Akakievich, a petty official who has known in life only the satisfaction of mechanically copying bureaucratic documents, is taken out of his imperturbable and banal universe the moment he decides to order a new overcoat from the tailor. The happiness that the overcoat offers him is, for Akaki Akakievich, immense, but short-lived. On the very first day of using the overcoat, he is robbed of it, the rest of the play being dedicated to the character's research and the unexpected way in which he will find peace.

The text harmoniously interweaves the suspense created by a series of small, downright ridiculous elements, the absurdity of Kafkaesque authoritarian social relations, and the fantastic inserted with a naturalness specific to Poe.

Distribution:

Akaki Akakievich Bashmachikin:  Petre Ghimbasan
The man on the catalog, the director, a sergeant, the second thief:  Sorin Ionescu
Grigory Petrovich, The Footman, A Sergeant:  Ion Abrudan
The Midwife, The Landlady, A Sergeant:  Mariana Vasile
Arina Semionova Belobryushina, The Tailor's Wife:  Ileana Iurciuc
The Godfather, The First Thief, The Important Person:  Sebastian Wolf
The second colleague, the Doctor, a gentleman, the Inspector:  Andrian Locovei
First colleague, the Guardian:  Pavel Sirghi
Ivan Ivanovich Eroshkin, Third Colleague, Commissar:  Ion Ruscut
The woman giving birth, A waiter, A lady:  Mirela Lupu

Technical director and prompter: Adrian Moraru
Lighting: Sandor Attila Nagy, Sorin Precup, Iosif Balogh
Sound: Sorin Domide, Adrian Gherdan

by Peter Shaffer
Translation and adaptation: Petre Bokor

Artistic direction: Cristian Ioan
Scenography: Vioara Bara
Premiere date: 04.05.2008

Written in the good tradition of farce, "Dark Comedy" can be considered one of the funniest plays of the second half of the 20th century. At the time of its writing and first performance at the Chichester Festival in 1965, "Dark Comedy" represented a significant innovation in Western theatrical language, through the stage conventions used. However, the innovation introduced by Peter Shaffer in the Western space is found in ancient Chinese theater and is based on the reversal of the meanings of light and darkness

A trivial power outage on a Sunday evening of vital importance for the protagonists derails the entire course of events carefully and meticulously prepared by them. Sculptor Brian Miller and his fiancée, Carol, have set up a meeting with the aim of impressing Carol's father, a former career military man, and millionaire Georg Bamberger, who, they hope, will buy some of Brian's artwork, ensuring his fame and material stability. However, things do not go as planned, because in the darkness that suddenly falls over the characters, confusions and surprises are continuous, culminating in the appearance of Brian's ex-fiancée.

Visual effects dominate the show as the characters, in a perpetual state of agitation, stumble, knock over furniture, fumble, walk backwards, and look for each other. A delicious, original comedy, Peter Shaffer's play reminds us with originality that the unexpected lurks and that any of us could be caught in a "comedy in the dark" at any time.

Distribution:

Brian Miller:  Razvan Vicoveanu
Carol Melkett:  Angela Tanko
Colonel Melkett:  Petre Panait
Miss Furnival:  Corina Cernea
Harold Gorringe:  Daniel Vulcu
Schuppanzigh:  Alexander Rusu
Clea:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
Georg Bamberger:  George Voinese

Technical director: Alexandru Rois
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy
Sound: Sorin Domide

Self-irony in three moments and a few friendly banter, based on texts by A.P. Chekhov and Nicolai Koliada

Artistic direction and scenography: Eugen Ţugulea
Soundtrack: Sorin Domide and Eugen Ţugulea
Premiere date: 12.03.2008

The show explores aspects of the fascinating world of theatre, combining the spotlight that every spectator encounters with the lesser-known life behind the curtain. In the first part of the play, the two protagonists perform two one-man-show moments, around texts written by Koliada („Swan Song”) and Chekhov („On the Harmful Effect of Tobacco”), which speak gently about unhappiness, loneliness and old age. AP Chekhov’s „Swan Song” is the basis for the last part of the play, in which an old actor recalls the glorious moments of his youth in front of the only person left in the theatre after the end of the show, the prompter. Tragedy is intertwined with comic effects to convey the feelings of a renowned actor who has dedicated his entire existence to theatre, sacrificing everything, even love.

Distribution:

Ivan Ivanovich Niukhin, Nikita Ivanovich:  Ion Abrudan
Vladimir Sergeevich Chernov, Vasily Vasilyevich Svetlovidov:   Eugen Tugulea

Prompter: Iuliana Chelu

Adapted from Vasile Alecsandri by Gabriel Andronache and Ion Sapdaru

Artistic director: Ion Sapdaru
Set design: Maria Muscalu
Costume design: Alina Dincă
Musical adaptation: Richard Balint
Premiere date: 13.12.2007

The show is an adaptation to the current political situation in our country. Without changing the plot of the original play, the current dramatization sketches, down to the smallest detail, the post-Decembrist upstart: Guliţă has a "merţan", Chiriţă has a convertible and a "laptop" through which she receives her letters, Luluţă - a cell phone and celebrity status. Chiriţă dreams of becoming a "Member of the European Parliament", without knowing what the prerogatives of the position are, only for the benefits that can come from it: a "bodyguard", a company car with a driver and countless trips... all from the budget. The present, with all the flaws of Romanian life, is transposed - through a humorous vision - as we have known it unchanged for seventeen years now, with our everyday people from Chiriţă, Guliţă, and Bârzoi.

Distribution:

Chiriţa:  Daniel Vulcu
Rush:  Alexander Rusu
Bullet:  Pavel Sirghi
Leonas:  Richard Balint
Luluţa:  Adela Lazar
Sir Charles:  Serban Borda
Week:  Mariana Vasile
Ion:  Petre Ghimbasan
A peasant, a guest:  Andrian Locovei
The second peasant, a guest:  Sebastian Wolf
The third peasant, a guest:  Ciprian Ciuciu
The fourth peasant, a guest:  Sorin Ionescu
A peasant woman, invited:  Ioana Dragos Gajdo
The second peasant woman, a guest:  Angela Tanko
The third peasant woman, a guest:  Mihaela Gherdan
The fourth peasant woman, a guest:  Lucia Rogoz

Technical director: Florin Popescu
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Iosif Balogh
Sound: Sorin Domide

by Marin Sorescu
Screenplay: Elisabeta Pop and Petre Panait
Artistic direction, scenography and performance: Petre Panait
Music: Tudor Gheorghe
Premiere date: 14.10.2007

The show is an adaptation of a recital performed by actor Petre Panait in the 1988-1989 season. The new show presents verses from the book La lilieci by Marin Sorescu, verses brought to life by the actor's mastery and the astonishing music of Tudor Gheorghe. It is a show full of humor, zest for life, joy and seriousness, a show full of emotion, made up of a succession of anecdotes, varying in registers, from sad to comical burlesque.

Marin Sorescu's peasants are bonhomie, Olteni, that is, incognito philosophers. They investigate everything and ask themselves questions. Their concept of life is clear: here is "here", after death is beyond, that is, the "other world". At Lilieci, that is, at the cemetery, the hill with tombs of Bulzeşti, the two worlds meet.

The story illustrated by this street show takes place in the world of the circus, where two clowns manage, as if by miracle, to give life to a doll. This event will change the entire rhythm of the troupe's life; the director falls in love with the doll, and his wife becomes jealous. The doll, however, meets a young man, and a wonderful love story will be born between the two. Who this young man is and how the troupe will react remains to be discovered throughout the 80 minutes of an interactive show, intended for both adults and children. The show attractively combines dance, music, mime, words, light and smoke plays, pyrotechnic effects and lots of color. Healthy humor is one of the strengths of this show, and the actors' costumes have a strong local imprint, being inspired by Romanian folklore.

Screenplay and artistic direction: Daniel Vulcu
Scenography: Oana Cernea
Premiere date: 11.09.2007

Distribution:

Clown:  Sebastian Wolf
Clown, Spectator:  Sorin Ionescu
Clown:  Alexander Rusu
Clown:  Igor Lungu
Clown:  Adela Lazar
Clown:  Corina Cerna
Clown:  Mihaela Gherdan