BILOXI BLUES

by Neil Simon, translated by Stefan 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 opponent, Sergeant Toomey, the man in charge of 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 Sirghi
Joseph Wykowsky: Serban Borda
Don Carney: Florian Silaghi
Eugene Morris Jerome: Razvan Vicoveanu
Arnold Epstein: Ciprian Ciuciu
Sergeant Toomey: Richard Balint
Daisy: Adela Lazar
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 – Regina Maria Theater, September 2011
• Participation at the Multicultural International “Fără Bariere” Festival – Teatrul de Nord Satu Mare – Satu Mare, May 2012