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