Comedy with songs, in two acts by Vasile Alecsandri

Artistic director: Dorel Urlăţeanu emeritus artist
Scenography: Eliza Popescu
Music: Alexandru Flechtenmacher and Carol Nosek
Musical direction: Zoltán Boros
Co-repeater: Mihai Vasilescu
Premiere date: November 26, 1969

„"Chirița in the Province" is perhaps the best-known component of the cycle dedicated to this character of great significance in Romanian literature. The play is built on two directions, Chirița following Grigori Bârzoi's obtaining the position of steward of the land and the marriage of his son Gulita with Luluța, an orphan in her care. Luluța, however, is in love with Leonaș who, through several disguises and ingenious stratagems, manages to marry the chosen one of his heart and take over the position of steward that Bârzoi abused.

In her small provincial town, Chirița poses as a promoter of new Western trends and manners: she receives letters only on a tray, rides horses and smokes because it is fashionable, dresses her husband "German", tries to style Ion the courtier. Next, she is determined to emigrate to Paris, which she imagines she will conquer with the title of baroness and with learned French "toute seulette" and practiced in extremely tasty conversations with "Monsieur Șarl", Gulita's tutor. The play ends with Bârzoi's forced "resignation", with Leonaș's engagement to Luluța and with Chirița's farewell party, who has obtained a passport for the "states of Europe" and starts from her perfect provincialism in the assault on the West.

Distribution:

Miss Chiriţa:  Olimpia Tomorrow, Anca Miere Chirilă
Grigori Barzoi:  Grig Schiţcu
Gulita, their child:  Ana Popa, Grig Dristaru
Luluţa:  Andra Teodorescu
Week:  Doina Urlățeanu 
Mr. Charles:  Ion Abrudan
Leonas:  Ben Dumitrescu
Ion:  John Martin
Peasants and guests:  Blaga Pascu, Călina Marcu, Edit Ghenes, Mihai Lascu, Ion Mureşan, Lucia Rois

Technical director: Elena Varlam
Prompter: Sofica Spoiala