Historical play in three acts, with a prologue and epilogue by Dan Tărchilă

Artistic director: Ion Deloreanu
Scenography: Maria Haţeganu
Music: Timuş Alexandrescu
Premiere date: September 24, 1966

Dan Tărchilă's play does not aim to reconstruct the archival era of Mircea the Elder, avoiding to present a series of disparate scenes encompassing the important moments of this reign. The author focuses his attention on a single moment: the consolidation of the independence conquered by Wallachia, ensuring the peace necessary for prosperity: "We need the peace of this land - says Mircea. To be able to reap what we have sown, to be able to grind what we have harvested, to eat in peace what we have ground." The emphasis falls on Mircea's qualities as a politician and diplomat, which he tries to make use of before his military ones. Not accepting the middle position between the Crescent and Christianity, the Romanian ruler seeks new ways of defense through diplomatic skill. His efforts have temporary success and, significantly, the play ends with a new battle that Mircea's army fights to defend the country, suggesting the countless battles that will follow throughout history.

Distribution:

Mircea:  Nicolae Toma, Eugen Tugulea
Mara:  Alla Tautu
Arina:  Gina Nicolae
Mikhail:  Nicolae Barosan
Visa:  Viorica Cernucan
Vilcu:  Marcel Segărceanu
Sin:  George Pintilescu
Radu:  John the Baptist
Romanian:  Valentin Avrigeanu
Vlad:  Ion Abrudan
Sophrony:  Constantin Simionescu
Father Francis:  Vladimir Jurascu, Gheorghe Musceleanu
The monk:  John Martin
Musa Celebi:  Jean Sandulescu 
The blacksmith:  Grig Schiţcu
The Cuckoo Shepherd:  Octavian Uleu

Technical director: Dalma Simionescu
Prompter: Agy Segărceanu