Actor

Date and place of birth: 10.04.1931, Vaslui

Studies: Theater Institute, 1955

Eugen Ţugulea is one of the few actors who came to the Oradea State Theatre after graduation and stayed until retirement. Moreover, he led the institution in two terms, between 1960-1968 and 1972-1977. He was also, for many years, a professor of acting at the Popular School of Art in Oradea and also a professor of expressiveness of stage speech at the Acting Department of the Faculty of Music in Oradea. After 1990, he contributed enthusiastically to the establishment of the school theater troupe at the „Nicolae Bălcescu” High School in Giula (Hungary). He is also the author of an autobiographical book „Some confessions about oneself, about others and… others”, appreciated by both readers and critics: „…expresses sincere opinions, assumed with frankness”, … „the author defines himself through a marked ethical elegance, from the position of which he regards… the world and its performances.” (Constantin Paraschivescu in Teatrul Azi, no. 5-6-7/2009)

The actor, whose critical and self-critical spirit is well known and appreciated, which is why I began his portrait sketch differently. He played approximately one hundred and forty roles, signing, not infrequently, also directing some shows. As an actor, Eugen Ţugulea has proven seriousness both in approaching small, episodic roles, as well as the main ones, which are not few.

Let's name a few from both categories: David Mărian from the play "Horia" by Mihail Davidoglu, two episodic appearances in "Luceafărul" by B.Şt.Delavrancea or Mera from "Inima" by Mircea Bradu, or Mircea from "Io, Mircea voivod" by Dan Tărchilă, Odoacer from the play "Romulus cel Mare" by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Hetmanul Arbore in "Apus de soare" by B.Şt.Delavrancea, Verhovţev in "Spre stele" by Leonid Andreev, Vlad III in "Casa evantai" by Marin Sorescu. Chroniclers have noted – perhaps not always and with the same consistency – the rigor, responsibility, seriousness, a well-controlled, carefully controlled sensitivity with which he always built his characters. In "Anniversarea" by Harold Pinter, Eugen Ţugulea "resolves beautifully, with sad comedy, a rather thankless role" (Al.Andriţoiu). In the role of the protagonist in the play "Ioviţă's Book", the actor "was very accurate", it was written, but I would add, very convincingly, because he wanted to express, in addition to the ideas-thoughts-reflections of the character, some of his own opinions related to the world, the society in which he lived. He played in the play "Jolly Joker" by Tudor Popescu, a thankless role, let's say, of a high-ranking character, a communist activist. He knew that he was exposing himself, but, like all the actors in the play, he tacitly accepted the situation, acting "indifferent". He calls this attitude a "common front". He also signed a successful dramatization of the famous novel "The Most Beloved of the Earthlings" by Marin Preda, with the title "If Love Is Not..." (1998), also directing the play.

In the main role in the play "Mihai Viteazul" (by Octav Dessila) he played without patriotic discursiveness, humanizing the figure of the legendary voivode. Then there was an interiorized, warm Mircea ("I, Mircea Voievod" by Dan Tărchilă), playing tenacity without ostentation, without false pathos. In "Revolta de pe Caine" (by Herman Wouk) he convincingly embodied a lawyer "anointed with all the ointments (Greenwald); in "Noapte albă" (by Mircea Bradu), a chronicler notes "the convincing way in which he outlined the contradictory personality of the Usubuu chief". "Perfectly credible in the turmoil and contradictory states of the Father ("The Balcony" by DRPopescu), an exceptional Farfuridi ("A Lost Letter" by ILCaragiale), who remains a reference role for the actor". An Ioviţă ("The Book of Ioviţă" by Paul Everac) thought out in the "smallest details, played with subtlety and the necessary subtext, with exceptional energy: a man who is challenged and loses everything, like the biblical Jonah, but remains steadfast in his convictions".

He collaborated very well with directors, perhaps because he never accepted to blindly follow instructions, but tried to develop his roles on his own. Let's remember Radu Penciulescu, Valeriu Moisescu, Sanda Manu, Alexandru Colpacci, Sergiu Savin...

As a director, he has produced several intelligent, solidly constructed and well-received shows. This is the case of the show "How Catinca the Old Girl Came to Be" by Nelu Ionescu, admirably "sentimental in the best sense of the word", with an undeniable audience success (it had one hundred and thirty-eight performances). And not only that...

Awards: in 2004 he was awarded the Diploma Pro meritis from the Directorate for Culture, Cults and Heritage of Bihor County.

Retired, he continues to act, with the same dedication and sincere love for theater, after more than fifty years since he came to Oradea. Quite a feat, right?

(Presentation by Elisabeta Pop)

Artistic sheet – Oradea State Theatre

• Popescu in A LOST LETTER by ILCaragiale, 1955, directed by Corneliu Zdrehuş
• Hreaşciov in LYCEENII by K. Treniov, 1955, directed by Radu Penciulescu
• Grigore Văluriş in THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHIEF by Eugen Naum, 1956, directed by Corneliu Zdrehuş
• Voicu in OUR HEART by Valeriu Luca, 1956, directed by Corneliu Zdrehuş
• Aegeon in THE COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare, 1956, directed by Corneliu Zdrehuş
• Baudoin in THE SHOOTING CLUB (NEKRASOV) by Jean-Paul Sartre, 1956, directed by Corneliu Zdrehuş
• The Neighbor in TITANIC WALTZ by Tudor Muşatescu, 1956, directed by Valentin Avrigeanu
• N.Loghinov in THE YOUTH OF PARENTS by Boris Gorbatov, 1957, directed by Corneliu Zdrehuş
• An officer in the MAN WITH A SHOULDER BAG by G.Ciprian, 1957. directed by Ion Dinescu
• Performer in UP THE CURTAINS, 1957, directed by Dorel Urlăţeanu
• The Unknown in the MASK of NEPTUNE by Grinevici-Pantelimon, 1957, directed by Dan Alecsandrescu
• Tatarov in INVASION by Leonid Leonov, 1957, directed by Radu Penciulescu
• Năpârstoc in TALES FROM THE GOLDEN FOREST by Valentin Avrigeanu, 1958, directed by Radu Penciulescu
• The Father in CIOCÂRLIA by Jean Anouilh, 1958, directed by Radu Penciulescu
• Nicolae Gămălie in THE WRONG LAMB by Aurel Baranga, 1958, directed by Valeriu Grama
• Performer in POETS OF THE WORLD SING PEACE AND FREEDOM, 1958, directed by Radu Penciulescu
• Performer in THE LIGHT BECAME by N.Damaschin, 1958, directed by Valeriu Grama
• The Educator and Team Leader in ARISTOCRACIES by Nikolai Pogodin, 1959, directed by Radu Penciulescu
• Pietrosu and Toth in JOURNALISTS by Al.Mirodan, 1959, dir.Dan Alecsandrescu
• Matei Butnaru in NOTA ZERO LA WEAR by Virgil Stoenescu and Octavian Sava, 1959, dir. Ion Marinescu
• Ricardo in MONTSERRAT by Emmanuel Roblės, 1959, dir. Radu Penciulescu
• The Monk in the SMALL STATION by Dan Tărchilă, 1959, directed by Ion Marinescu
• Grigori in LIUBOV IAROVAIA by K. Treniov, 1959, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Lupu Aman in SECONDA 58 by Dorel Dorian, 1960, directed by Dan Alecsandrescu
• Pavel Balaban in THE LION'S PART by Constantin Teodoru, 1960, directed by Ion Marinescu
• Cuigny in CYRANO DE BERGERAC by Edmond Rostand, 1960, directed by Valeriu Moisescu
• Scordilă in THE HEART'S DESIRES by Radu Theodoru, 1960, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Noah Curry in THE MAN WHO BRING RAIN by R.Nash, 1960, dir. Valeriu Moisescu
• Professor Andronic in THE LAST HOUR by Mihail Sebastian, 1961, directed by Ion Deloreanu
• The Major in THE ROMANIAN MOFT (CARAGIALE SEMICENTENARY), 1962, directed by Ion Deloreanu
• Young Bohn in THE PEOPLE IN DANGAARD by Martin Andersen Nexö, 1962, dir. Ion Deloreanu
• Popescu in A SLICE OF THE MOON by Aurel Storin, 1963, directed by Ion Deloreanu
• The First Fisherman in LUCEAFĂRUL by B.Şt.Delavrancea, 1963, directed by Ion Deloreanu
• Soldier 1 in LUCEAFĂRUL by B.Şt.Delavrancea, 1963, directed by Ion Deloreanu
• The Priest in THE OLD LADY'S VISIT by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1964, dir. Sanda Manu
• David Mărian in HORIA by Mihail Davidoglu, 1964, dir. Ion Deloreanu
• The First Voter in ESCU by Tudor Muşatescu, 1965, directed by Dorel Urlățeanu
• Marco in A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE by Arthur Miller, 1965, dir. Valeriu Grama
• Michael the Brave in MICHAEL THE BRAVE. THE MONKS by Octav Dessila, 1965, directed by Ion Deloreanu
• Mircea in IO, MIRCEA VOIEVOD by Dan Tărchilă, 1966, dir. Ion Deloreanu
• Siward in MACBETH by William Shakespeare, 1967, dir. Ion Deloreanu
• Odoacer in ROMULUS THE GREAT by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1967, dir. Sanda Manu
• Beşli Agasi in THE WINTER AGE by Ion Omescu, 1967, dir. Ion Deloreanu
• Peppercorn in FORGET-A-MILE FLOWER by Valentin Avrigeanu, 1967, directed by Valeriu Grama
• Chitlaru in PUBLIC OPINION by Aurel Baranga, 1968, directed by Ion Deloreanu
• Cleante in TARTUFFE by Molière, 1968, directed by Marietta Sadova
• Mr. Balance in THE RECRUITING OFFICER by George Farquhar, 1968, directed by Farkas Ştefan
• Performer in KALEIDOSCOPE CARAGIALE, 1968
• Von Wedell in THE HEIDELBERG OF OLD TIME by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, 1969, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Performer, artistic director and screenwriter in POPULAR BALLADS AND GYPSY SONGS (based on lyrics by MRParaschivescu), 1969
• Battista della Palla in MICHELANGELO by Al. Kiriţescu, 1969, director Szombati Gille Otto
• Artistic direction of A PLACE LEFT FREE by Ionel Hristea, 1969
• Assistant director in HEAD SALAD by Ilie Păunescu and Paul Aristide, 1970, dir. Mihai Raicu
• We are in the ARK OF GOOD HOPE by IDSîrbu, 1970, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Directed by Trei doctori, localization by Virginia Vlaicu (THE THREAD OF LOVE – coupé show), 1970
• THE ORDER IN DESTINIES (INVISIBLE EPOLETS) by Silvia Andreescu and Theodor Mănescu, 1971, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Focşa in THE MAN WHO … by Horia Lovinescu, 1971, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Agnostos in THE FOX AND THE GRAPES by Guilherme Figueiredo, 1971, director Szombati Gille Otto
• The Hatman Tree in the Sunset by B.Şt.Delavrancea, 1971, d.Nicoleta Toia
• Euphrosyne in VLAD ȘEPEŞ IN JANUARY by Mircea Bradu, 1972, directed by Magda Bordeianu
• The father king in THE HALLOWED KING by Evgheni Şvarţ, 1972, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Barney Greenwald in THE DOG'S REVOLT by Herman Wouk, 1973, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Velcescu in AN IMPOSSIBLE GIRL by Virgil Stoenescu, 1973, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Performer in BĂLCESCU, BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR, 1973, directed by Dorel Urlăţeanu
• Arch. Cosmescu in THE METER READER by Paul Everac, 1973, directed by Nicoleta Toia
• Larsen in THE SIXTH POWER by Vincenzo di Mattia, 1974, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Ulysses in THE TROJAN WAR WILL NOT TAKE PLACE by Jean Giraudoux, 1974, d.Szombati Gille Otto
• Master of Ceremonies in THE BUGS by V. Mayakovsky, 1974, directed by Alexandru Colpacci
• Ilie Pârlea in LIFE IS LIKE A WAGON by Paul Everac, 1975, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Directed by THE MATCH GIRL by Angel Cârstea based on Hans Christian Andersen, 1975
• Performer in I STILL READ YOUR BOOK, 1975, directed by Alexandru Colpacci
• Performer in EMINESCU IN VIENNA by Stelian Vasilescu, 1975, directed by Ion Mâinea
• Usubuu in WHITE NIGHT by Mircea Bradu, 1975, dir. Zoe Anghel Stanca
• Williams in THE BOMB OF THE DAY by Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur, 1976, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• David on the Balcony by DRPopescu, 1976, directed by Alexandru Colpacci
• Performer in POETS AND UNION (ANNIVERSARY SHOW) based on a script by Elisabeta Pop, 1976, directed by Sergiu Savin
• The Quaestor in APPASSIONATA by Aurel Gh.Ardeleanu, 1976, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Valentin Verkhovtsev in TO THE STARS by Leonid Andreev, 1976, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• The Judge and the Gravedigger III in THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT: STEALING A LESS by Dario Fo, 1977, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Ion Bălăceanu in THE DECISION by Mircea Bradu, 1977, directed by Alexandru Colpacci
• Performer in HOT SPRING based on a screenplay by Bokor Andrei, 1977, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Script and Artistic Direction for WE ARE INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN, 1977
• Muşat and the Man with the Cigarette in DUCK'S HEAD by George Ciprian, 1978, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Pasha in OCCISIO GREGORII IN MOLDAVIA VODAE TRAGEDICE EXPRESSA, 1978, director Ion Olteanu
• Argante in THE WICKEDNESS OF THE BULL by Molière, 1978, directed by Domniţa Munteanu
• Aeneas in RHESOS (THE THRACIAN KING) by Euripides, 1979, dir. Sergiu Savin
• MERA IN THE HEART by Mircea Bradu, 1979, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Lauriston in MADAME SANS-GÊNE by Victorien Sardou and E. Moreau, 1979, director Szombati Gille Otto
• Farfuridi in A LOST LETTER by ILCaragiale, 1979, directed by Alexandru Colpacci
• Artistic direction of HOW CATINCA BECAME AN OLD GIRL by Nelu Ionescu, 1980
• Aristippus in DIOGENES THE DOG by Dumitru Solomon, 1980, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Mastakov in THE OLD MAN by Maxim Gorky, 1981, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Ioviţă in THE BOOK OF IOVIŢĂ by Paul Everac, 1981, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Carlo in HOSTAGE Z by Jozef Hen, 1981, dir. Tadeusz Pliszkiewicz
• Vlad III in the HOUSE OF THE FLYERS by Marin Sorescu, 1981, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Vezinette in THE FLORENTINE HAT by Eugène Labiche, 1982, dir. Zoe Anghel Stanca
• The first consul in the coupé show THE SABINE BLESSIES and THE HORSE IN THE SENATE by Leonid Andreev, 1982, dir. Sergiu Savin
• Sabin in the coupé show THE SABINE BLESSIES and THE HORSE IN THE SENATE by Leonid Andreev, 1982, dir. Sergiu Savin
• Performer in A FEW DEPARTURES IN TIME, 1982, directed by Cristina Şchiopu
• Dudulă in THE CHANGE OF FACE by G.M.Zamfirescu, 1982, d.Eugen Mercus
• Petey in THE BIRTHDAY by Harold Pinter, 1983, dir. Sergiu Savin
• Performer in THE WAVES OF LIFE by Tudor Muşatescu, 1983, directed by Ion Cojar
• The Priest, the Man with the Suitcase in THE MIRACULOUS CAREER (THE CAREER OF A PRISONER) by Tauno Yliruusi, 1983, dir. Eugen Ţugulea
• Artistic direction for THE MIRACULOUS CAREER (THE CAREER OF A PRISONER) by Tauno Yliruusi, 1983
• Santeri in THE MIRACULOUS CAREER (THE CAREER OF A PRISONER) by Tauno Yliruusi, 1983, dir. Eugen Ţugulea
• Gavrila in JOLLY JOKER by Tudor Popescu, 1984, dir. Alexandru Darie
• Artistic direction of FAŢĂ-N FAŢĂ by Dragomir Asenov, 1984
• Spasov in FACE TO FACE by Dragomir Asenov, 1984, directed by Eugen Ţugulea
• Performer in ENTERTAINMENT '84, 1984, directed by Gábor József and Gábor Kati
• The Teacher in the CURSED VILLAGE by Mircea Bradu, 1984, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Hagi Pană in FATHER, DAUGHTER AND THREE KINGS (THREE KINGS FROM THE EAST) by BPHaşdeu, 1985, dir. Eugen Harizomenov
• Performer in PARADE VEDETELOR, 1985, directed by Petru Popescu
• The Hake in the TRAP by Robert Thomas, 1985, dir. Sergiu Savin
• Performer in ONE MORE SONG, ONE MORE Joke, 1985, directed by Gábor József and Gábor Kati
• Manole Ionescu in DREAM OF LOVE (DREAM OF DRYNESS) by Mircea Ştefănescu, 1986, dir. Zoe Anghel Stanca
• Ioviţă in THE BOOK OF IOVIŢĂ (reprise) by Paul Everac, 1986, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Ioan Ionescu in THE IONES by Platon Pardău, 1986, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• STRESS by Mircea Radu Iacoban, 1986, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Assistant director in THE THREE NIGHTS OF A LOVE by Hubay Miklós, 1987, directed by Dan Alecsandrescu
• Ilarie in SLEEPING ON A SNAKE by DRPopescu, 1987, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Performer in THE QUIET SEASON, 1987, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Little Sheep, Pit, Turbatu in THE LITTLE BEAN by Ion Băieşu, 1987, directed by Radu Băieşu
• Master Dumitrache in A STORMY NIGHT by ILCaragiale, 1987, directed by Laurian Oniga
• Oleg Pevtsov in THE ADVENTURER by Emil Braghinski, 1988, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Tiberiu Axente in THE MIDNIGHT WALTZ by Viorel Cacoveanu, 1989, directed by Nicoleta Toia
• Chivu Manta in GOANA by Paul Ioachim, 1989, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Good in the GOLDEN FOREST by Valentin Avrigeanu, 1989, director Valentin Avrigeanu
• Performer in UNCENSORED, 1990, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Don Rosario in THREE JOBENES by Miguel Mihura, 1990, dir. Sergiu Savin
• Inspector Messiter in THE POSKET FAMILY SECRET by Arthur W. Pinero, 1990, directed by Ion Mâinea
• Stephen Spetigue in AUNT CHARLEY by Brandon Thomas, 1990, d.Eugen Mercus
• The Flaşnetar in WE ARE URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A COMMUNIST GRANDFATHER (THE MANDATE) by Nikolai Erdman, 1991, dir. Cornel Mihalache
• Performer in WILL YOU CALL THE DULCE CORN?, 1992, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Alonso in the TEMPEST by William Shakespeare, 1992, dir. Tudor Chirilă
• Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS STORY by Silvia Kerim after Charles Dickens, 1992, dir. Rodica Radu
• Merlin in A YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT by Mark Twain, 1993, d.Eugen Harizomenov
• Grandpa and a kite in ACROSS THE SEVEN SEAS AND SEVEN… FAIRY TALES by Gheorghe Stana, 1994, dir. Gheorghe Stana
• Gerolamo Pica in THE ART OF COMEDY by Eduardo de Filippo, 1994, directed by Mihai Lungeanu
• THE OLD MAN IN THE CHAIRS by Eugen Ionescu, 1995, dir. Emil Gaju
• The Policeman in NEAR A FOREST by Ana Ripka-Rus, 1995, directed by Iustina Prisăcaru
• Cadâr TACHE, IANKE AND CADÂR by Victor Ion Popa, 1995, directed by Mihai Fotino
• Adam in AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare, 1996, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• A Colonel in OUTSIDE THE DOOR by Wolfgang Borchert, 1996, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Pyrops in THE TRIAL FOR A DONKEY'S SHADOW by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, 1997, dir. Cristian Ioan
• Mr. II in HEART OF A DOG by Mikhail Bulgakov, 1997, directed by Vitalii Lupaşcu
• Artistic direction and Grandpa in IF THERE IS NO LOVE… by Elena Preda and Eugen Ţugulea based on the novel by Marin Preda, 1998, dir. Eugen Ţugulea
• Baftangioglu in THE COLD by Marin Sorescu, 1998, directed by Ion Ciubotaru
• The Neighbor in THE ASSEMBLY OF WOMEN by Aristophanes, 1998, d.Eugen Harizomenov
• Demetrius in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by William Shakespeare, 2003, dir. Ion Sapdaru
• Artistic direction of CINDERELLA, based on Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, 2007, directed by Eugen Ţugulea
• Vladimir Sergheevich Chernov, Vasili Vasilichi Svetlovidov, artistic direction, set design and soundtrack in BETWEEN US, THE ACTORS…, based on texts by AP Chekhov and Nikolai Koliada, 2008
• Murderer in MACBETH by William Shakespeare, 2008, director Andro Enukidze
• An Old Man in MACBETH by William Shakespeare, 2008, dir.Andro Enukidze

Awards: • Interpretation Award at the Botoşani Dramatic Reenactment Festival, 1982 – for the role of Dudulă in SCHIMBAREA LA FAŢĂ (CUTIA CU MAIMUŢE) by G.M. Zamfirescu, artistic direction: Eugen Mercus • Second Prize at the National Festival "Cântarea României", 1986-1987, for the role of Ioan Ionescu in IONEŞTII by Platon Pardău, artistic direction: Dan Alecsandrescu