Actress

Date and place of birth: 15.07.1947, Galati

Studies: University of Bucharest, Faculty of Romanian Language and Literature, Romanian-French specialty

After intensive training with two eminent actors from the Galaţi troupe, Mariana Vasile began acting – as a member of the ensemble – at the Galaţi Theatre (1968-1972), and in 1972 she joined the Oradea State Theatre. During this time, Mariana Vasile also attended the Faculty of Philology – earning her diploma. Brunette, slim, of medium height, with a beautiful, well-toned voice, with a strong temperament, Mariana Vasile began playing small roles, episodic appearances, in which she still confirmed her talent and seriousness, her calling for the acting profession.

She played, in turn, with aplomb and pleasure, roles of little girls or boys, girls or young women. She had a lot of charm in the roles of boys or girls: Georgică ("Geranium in the Window" by VIPopa) or Tommy ("The Little Match Girl" by Angel Cârstea, after HCAndersen), Jane ("Mary Poppins" by Silvia Kerim, after Pamela Travers), Mirela ("An Impossible Girl" by Virgil Stoenescu), Lincoln ("The Phantom with Braces" by Mircea Bereş).

Gradually, she gained the trust of directors, being cast in increasingly important roles: Cassandra ("The Trojan War Will Not Take Place" by Jean Giraudoux), Perdita - the young princess in "The Winter's Tale" by William Shakespeare), Camelia ("The Kidney Stone" by Paul Everac), Madame de Brignoles and Toinin ("Madame Sans-Gêne" by V.Sardou and É.Moreau). Mariana Vasile is one of those very few actresses who played one or two big roles, even main ones, in the same season, followed by episodic or even figurative roles. She always played them with the same dedication, enthusiasm and professional interest: Olguţa ("Who Kills Love" by Petru Vintilă), Ţuţi de la puspitru ("Intertviu" by Ecaterina Oproiu), Louise ("Double Game" by Robert Thomas), Virgin ("Shimbarea la faġġa" by G.M.Zamfirescu), but also A villager ("Snowmen with Masks" by Ion Lucian and Virgil Puicea), The owner's wife ("Micii pharisei" by Dmitris Psatas), A coquette and A nun ("The Seventh Commandment" by Dario Fo), A sabina ("Frumoasele sabine" by Leonid Andreev), The Girl ("Ploşniţa" by Vladimir Mayakovsky).

She collaborated equally well with all the directors, respecting their work, so that the chroniclers noted, over time, a certain professional evolution in her. If we consider that she created a very good role in shows signed by Alexandru Colpacci (Dorina in the memorable show "Tonight is Improvising" by Luigi Pirandello), in Sergiu Savin's shows she created several creations noted by the chronicler and which the actress also remembers with great pleasure: Ana ("The Cursed Village" by Mircea Bradu), The Fairy of the Woods ("Sânziana and Pepelea" by V. Alecsandri), Elena ("The Adventurer" by Emil Braghinski), Madonna Agnola ("The Tricks of Love" by G.M.Cecchi) or the role of Franchina, interpreted with great humor, in the coupé show Aldo Nicolaj: "The Darkness of the Day, the Light of the Night".

Under the careful guidance of director Alexandru Darie, she made several formidable creations, receiving well-deserved appreciation from critics: Dora ("Jolly Joker" by Tudor Popescu), Tereza Salieri ("Amadeus" by Peter Shaffer) or three picturesque roles (Ea, Tanţa and Amalia) in the show "Zece hohote de râs" by Tudor Popescu, Mama ("Săptămâna luminată" by Mihai Săulescu). In Jolly Joker the characters - caricatured, grotesque (and Dora was one of them) - bring a terrifying universe; in "Amadeus" ("unquestionably, one of the peak moments of the theatrical year 1986" - wrote Dinu Kivu), Mariana Vasile played with aplomb, the slightly disillusioned and grumpy wife of the composer Salieri.

She also collaborated admirably with her more experienced colleague, actor Eugen Ţugulea, who entrusted her (and directed) several main roles: the shy bride Inkeri ("The Miraculous Career" by Tauno Yliruusi), Marinceva, a woman in one piece, from the play "Faţă-n faţă" by Dragomir Asenov, or the role of Mother ("Dacă d ragoste nu e..." by Marin Preda). She played the roles of mothers, grandmothers, easy women, whores, nuns, nannies, midwives or aristocrats, princesses or witches, maids or queens (the Queen in "Cinderella" by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm or "Cavemen" by William Saroyan), coquettes, dashing or dubious women, unfaithful wives (Liseta, Severina, Patricia, Elvira, Sonia) in more or less accomplished or valuable performances).

Much has been written about the role of Bunca in the performance – a success from all points of view – “The Fantastic and Sad Story of Candid Érendira and Her Reckless Grandmother” after G.H. Márquez), with critics noting the concentrated and mysterious performance of Mariana Vasile (directed by Ion Sapdaru). Critic Doru Mareş highlights Mariana Vasile, who, “in the final dance, has ‘a moment of excellence’”. Dumitru Chirilă claims that individual performances are subsumed by the team spirit that was seen to emerge victorious. Mariana Vasile had exceptional moments in Domnişoara Cucu (“The Nameless Star” by Mihail Sebastian), a character she outlined with a human face and endowed him not only with curiosity, but also with a little sadness – coming from frustrations and loneliness. About some of the roles that, in the actress's opinion (and those who commented on the performances), were not only challenging scores, but also artistic victories. In addition to the roles mentioned, here are some of them: Emilia in "The Bird Cemetery" by Antonio Gala, Bernarda in "The House of Bernardei Alba" by FGLorca, Mama in "The Misunderstanding" by Albert Camus, Aneta Duduleanu in "The Roosters" by Al. Kiriţescu, Varia in "The Cherry Orchard" by APCehov.

The actress has a hobby that honors her, happily crowning her stage work: she paints icons on wood, and she does it with the same artistic talent, with the same dedication with which she builds her characters.

Open, communicative, welcoming nature, she has many friends in and outside the theater, who visit her, love her and are devoted to her. (Presentation by Elisabeta Pop)

Artistic sheet – Oradea State Theatre

• Figuration in THE EMPTY KING by Evgheni Şvarţ, 1972, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Gică in THE PRICE by Ion Băieşu, 1973, directed by Magda Bordeianu
• Mirela in AN IMPOSSIBLE GIRL by Virgil Stoenescu, 1973, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Georgică THE GERMANIC WINDOW by VIPopa, 1973, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Lucietta in GĬLCEVILE DIN CHIOGGIA by Carlo Goldoni, 1974, directed by Farkas Ştefan
• She in THE LONELINESS OF THE TARGET SHOOTER by Vasile Rebreanu and Mircea Zaciu, 1974, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Cassandra in THE TROJAN WAR WILL HAVE NO PLACE by Jean Giraudoux, 1974, d.Szombati Gille Otto
• Performer in HOP AND WE IN A MAGAZINE, 1974, directed by Dorel Urlăţeanu
• Olguţa WHO KILLS LOVE? by Petru Vintilă, 1974, directed by Sergiu Savin
• The Girl in the BEETLE by V. Mayakovsky, 1974, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Iulia Zâmbreșteanu in LIFE IS LIKE A WAGON by Paul Everac, 1975, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Perdita in THE WINTER'S TALE by William Shakespeare, 1975, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• Tommy in THE MATCH GIRL by Angel Cârstea after Hans Christian Andersen, 1975, d. Eugen Ţugulea
• Hortensia in the BIG NEW STATION by Victor Frunză, 1976, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Performer in POETS AND UNION (ANNIVERSARY SHOW) based on a script by Elisabeta Pop, 1976, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Marina in WHEN THE GRASS HAS A HUMAN FACE (AND THE NIGHTS OF LOVE WILL COME) by Rodica Padină, 1976, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• The young woman in APPASSIONATA by Aurel Gh.Ardeleanu, 1976, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Cocota II and Nun I in THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT: STEALING A LESS by Dario Fo, 1977, directed by Sergiu Savin
• The Fairy of the Forest in SÂNZIANA AND PEPELEA by Vasile Alecsandri, 1977, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Performer in HORVÁTH IMRE TRIBUTE RECITAL, 1976, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Performer in HOT SPRING based on a screenplay by Bokor Andrei, 1977, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Interpreter in 1 8 7 7 based on a screenplay by Viorel Horj, 1977, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Camelia Strâcşineanu in KIDNEY STONE by Paul Everac, 1977, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Performer in THIS IS LIFE, 1977, directed by Ion Mâinea
• Desire in TONIGHT IS IMPROVISED by Luigi Pirandello, 1978, dir. Alexandru Colpacci
• The hotel owner's wife in THE LITTLE PHARISEES by Dimitris Psatas, 1978, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Toinin and Madame de Brignoles in MADAME SANS-GÊNE by Victorien Sardou and E.Moreau, 1979, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Lincoln in THE GHOST WITH BRACES by Mircea Bereş, 1979, dir. Mircea Cornişteanu
• The Cowardly Princess in THE CRYSTAL HEART by Lev Ustinov, 1979, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Voter in A LOST LETTER by IL Caragiale, 1979, directed by Alexandru Colpacci
• Ileana in HOW CATINCA BECAME AN OLD GIRL by Nelu Ionescu, 1980, d. Eugen Ţugulea
• Tuti from the desk in INTERVIEW by Ecaterina Oproiu, 1980, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• A villager in SNOAVE CU MĂŞTI by Ion Lucian and Virgil Puicea, 1981, dir. Ion Lucian
• Louise in DOUBLE GAME by Robert Thomas, 1981, dir. Szombati Gille Otto
• Sabina in the coupé show THE SABINE BLESSIES and THE HORSE IN THE SENATE by Leonid Andreev, 1982, dir. Sergiu Savin
• Filofteia in THE CHANGE OF FACE by G.M. Zamfirescu, 1982, d. Eugen Mercus
• Jane in MARY POPPINS by Silvia Kerim after Pamela Travers, 1982, d. Farkas Ştefan
• The Nurse in TITANIC WALTZ by Tudor Muşatescu, 1983, directed by Ion Cojar
• Patricia Forsyth in A FAREWELL WEEKEND by Marc Sauvajon, 1983, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Luminița in DESCENDING FROM A STORY by Valentin Avrigeanu, 1983, dir. Zoe Anghel Stanca
• Inkeri in THE MIRACULOUS CAREER (THE CAREER OF A PRISONER) by Tauno Yliruusi, 1983, dir. Eugen Ţugulea
• Dora in JOLLY JOKER by Tudor Popescu, 1984, dir. Alexandru Darie
• Marinceva 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 Mother in the GATEWAYS (THE LIGHTED WEEK) by Mihai Săulescu (Coupé performance WATER by Dumitru Solomon and THE GATEWAYS/THE LIGHTED WEEK by Mihai Săulescu), 1984, dir. Alexandru Darie
• Ana in THE CURSED VILLAGE by Mircea Bradu, 1984, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Diana in BACCALAUREATE EXAM (FATA MORGANA) by Dumitru Solomon, 1985, dir. Victor Ioan Frunză
• Performer in ONE MORE SONG, ONE MORE Joke, 1985, directed by Gábor József and Gábor Kati
• Elvira Ionescu in DREAM OF LOVE (DREAM OF DRYNESS) by Mircea Ştefănescu, 1986, dir. Zoe Anghel Stanca
• Teresa Salieri in AMADEUS by Peter Shaffer, 1986, dir. Alexandru Darie
• Madame Durand-Bénéchol in CACTUS FLOWER by Barillet and Grédy, 1986, directed by Farkas Ştefan
• Performer BUILD IN LOVE (Marin Sorescu poetry performance), 1986, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Vera in THE IONESTS by Platon Pardău, 1986, directed by Dan Alecsandrescu
• Severina in STRESS by Mircea Radu Iacoban, 1986, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Csilla in THE THREE NIGHTS OF A LOVE by Hubay Miklós, 1987, dir. Dan Alecsandrescu
• Performer in THE QUIET SEASON, 1987, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Performer in MAGNUM MOPHTOLOGICUM, 1987
• Elvira in THE LITTLE GIRL by Ion Băieşu, 1987, directed by Radu Băieşu
• She in TEN LAUGHTER OF LAUGHTER by Tudor Popescu, 1987, dir. Alexandru Darie
• Dance in TEN LAUGHTER by Tudor Popescu, 1987, dir. Alexandru Darie
• Amalia in TEN LAUGHTER OF LAUGHTER by Tudor Popescu, 1987, dir. Alexandru Darie
• Madonna Agnola in THE WICKEDNESS OF LOVE (HUHUREZUL) by Giovanni Maria Cecchi, 1988, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Lisetta in MARRIAGE BY CONTEST by Carlo Goldoni, 1988, directed by Nicoleta Toia
• Performer in DOR DE EMINESCU, 1988, directed by Eugen Harizomenov
• Sonia Cristian in THE NEXT ROOM by Paul Everac, 1988, dir. Ion Mâinea
• Elena Kirilovna Lebedeva in THE ADVENTURER by Emil Braghinski, 1988, directed by Sergiu Savin
• The seventh in CHIRIŢA IN THE PROVINCE by Vasile Alecsandri, 1989, directed by Mihai Raicu
• Catrina in the GOLDEN FOREST by Valentin Avrigeanu, 1989, director Valentin Avrigeanu
• Performer in UNCENSORED, 1990, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Sagra in THREE ACTIVITIES by Miguel Mihura, 1990, directed by Sergiu Savin
• Varia in THE CHERRY ORCHARD by A.P. Chekhov, 1990, directed by Laurian Oniga
• Madame Robert in LIFTING by Pierre Chesnot, 1990, directed by Szombati Gille Otto
• Franchina in THE DARKNESS OF THE DAY, THE LIGHT OF THE NIGHT by Aldo Nicolaj, 1991, directed by Sergiu Savin
• The Maid in IVANCA by Lucian Blaga, 1991, directed by Tudor Chirilă
• Nadejda Petrovna in WE ARE URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A COMMUNIST GRANDSON-IN-LAW (MANDATUL) by Nikolai Erdman, 1991, dir. Cornel Mihalache
• Mrs. Cratchitt and the Lady with the Child in A CHRISTMAS STORY by Silvia Kerim after Charles Dickens, 1992, directed by Rodica Radu
• The Little Teardrop in the IMMORTAL IONEL by Denc Şerban Codrin Denc, 1993, directed by Mihai Lungeanu
• Emilia in THE BIRD CEMETERY by Antonio Gala, 1994, directed by Anca Bradu
• Baba Cloanța and Mama in OVER THE SEVEN SEAS AND SEVEN… FAIRYTALES by Gheorghe Stana, 1994, dir. Gheorghe Stana
• Mrs. Twigg in THE SCANDALOUS AFFAIR BETWEEN MR. KETTLE AND MRS. MOON by JBPriestley, 1995, d. Szombati Gille Otto
• Bernarda in THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Federico Garcia Lorca, 1996, dir. Irina Popescu-Boieru
• Elba in OUTSIDE THE DOOR by Wolfgang Borchert, 1996, directed by Sergiu Savin
• The mother in IF THERE IS NO LOVE… by Elena Preda and Eugen Ţugulea based on the novel by Marin Preda, 1998, dir. Eugen Ţugulea
• Safta and Vica in THE COLD by Marin Sorescu, 1998, directed by Ion Ciubotaru
• Woman III, Old Woman III, The Announcer in THE ASSEMBLY OF WOMEN by Aristophanes, 1998, d.Eugen Harizomenov
• La Jeunesse in THE BARBER OF SEVILLE by Beaumarchais, 1998, dir. Alice Barb
• Miss Cucu in THE NAMELESS STAR by Mihail Sebastian, 1999, directed by Florin Antoniu
• Madame Chanel in IS THE MURDERER AMONG US? (EIGHT WOMEN) by Robert Thomas, 1999, d.Eugen Harizomenov
• Grandma in THE FANTASTIC AND SAD STORY OF CANDIDA ERÉNDIRA AND HER RUDE GRANDMOTHER, dramatization of the short story by G.G. Márquez by Ion Sapdaru, 2000, dir. Ion Sapdaru
• Aneta Duduleanu in THE GAIŢELE by Alexandru Kiriţescu, 2000, directed by Ion Ciubotaru
• A nurse in MEDEA by Euripides, 2001, dir. Ion Sapdaru
• The Mother in MISUNDERSTANDING by Albert Camus, 2001, dir. Alina Hiristea
• Press attaché Agathe Mareuil in HOLIDAY IN GUADELOUPE by Pierre Sauvil and Eric Assous, 2002, dir. Ion Ciubotaru
• Hermia in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Shakespeare, 2003, dir. Ion Sapdaru
• The traveler's wife in THE HOLIDAY GAME BY Mihail Sebastian, 2003, directed by Radu Nichifor
• Aftinia in MOTHER-IN-LAW WITH THREE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW after Ion Creangă, 2003, directed by Gavril Borodan
• The Queen in THE CAVERN PEOPLE by William Saroyan, 2005, director Emil Sauciuc
• The Queen in CINDERELLA, based on Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, 2007, directed by Eugen Ţugulea
• The 2nd Woman in TERRORISM by Vladimir and Oleg Presniakov, 2007, dir. Claudiu Goga
• The seventh in the EUROPA PARLIAMENTARY CHIRITZA after Vasile Alecsandri by Gabriel Andronache and Ion Sapdaru, 2007, dir. Ion Sapdaru
• The Midwife, The Landlady, Another Sergeant in MANTUA by NVGogol, 2008, directed by Bogdan Huşanu
• Witch in MACBETH by William Shakespeare, 2008, dir.Andro Enukidze