Play in two acts by Edward Albee
Translation: Antoaneta Ralian
National premiere

Artistic director: Marietta Sadova
Scenography: Eliza Popescu
Premiere date: April 22, 1971

The debut of the play "Everything in the Garden" (set in the late 1960s, in an ordinary American suburb) is made in the style of a comedy of manners and brings to the fore the couple Jenny and Richard, concerned with the problem of every ordinary person: too many bills to pay and not enough money to do it. However, the play then raises many serious questions: how far is a person willing to go to get this money? At what cost? Are you willing to use your body? But what about the bodies of your loved ones?

Out of the blue, Mrs. Toothe offers Jenny the opportunity to earn more money than they have ever had, to buy their lawnmower, greenhouse and other luxuries for the garden and home that they have so much wanted. After a while, Richard realizes with amazement that the money his wife has earned comes from prostitution, but he masks his horror and disgust in order to maintain the appearance of the family's respectability. Moreover, he understands that his friends' wives are also involved in the same kind of activity, and their husbands know about and even encourage this practice. They are ready not only to justify it, but even to support it, finding practical means to move the brothel when the old premises are threatened with closure. Devastated, Richard must assume his share of the collective guilt for causing this tragedy.

Distribution:

Richard:  Ion Tomorrow
Jenny:  Elizabeth Jar
Roger:  Geo Nune
Jack:  Jean Sandulescu
Mrs. Toothe:  Maud Mary
Chick:  Ben Dumitrescu
Beryl:  Doina Urlățeanu
Gilbert:  Octavian Uleu
Louise:  Olympia Tomorrow
Perry:  Marcel Segărceanu
Cynthia:  Simona Constantinescu

Technical director: Elena Varlam
Prompter: Sofica Spoiala
Sound: Dorel Olea