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