Enchantment by Vasile Alecsandri

Stage adaptation and artistic direction: Anca Bradu
Scenography: Vioara Bara
Original folk-inspired music: Florian Chelu
Orchestra: Cornel Ungur, Şerban Lupu, Robert Schwartz, Constantin Dobrin, Gheorghe Dobrin, Radu Szabo, Gheorghe Berchi
Premiere date: December 8, 1994

A luminous enchantment, but full of satirical verve, irony and lively spirit, "Sânziana and Pepelea" takes place in a society where everyone's motto is: "You get up, I'll put myself in it", led by Papură-Vodă - a weak and hesitant leader. The advisors Păcală and Tândăla behave like him, flatter him and hide the true reality of the kingdom from him. In the kingdom where total chaos reigns, Sânziana does not find her place, she does not feel safe. Disputed by Pîrlea and Lăcustă, symbols of desolation, Sânziana is kidnapped by Smeu and taken to his island. Sânziana will be saved by the clever Pepelea who, helped by the enchanted whistle received from the Fairy of the Lake, will free her from the spells and take her as his wife. A play that allows, through theater, a return to the dream world of childhood.

Distribution:

Emperor Burdock:  Ion Abrudan
Sanziana:  Ramona Atanasoaie
Pepelea:  Petre Panait
Pârlea-Vodă, Statu-Palma-Babra-Cot:  George Voinese
Grasshopper Voda:  Daniel Vulcu
Caution:  Ileana Iurciuc
Tandala:  Mariana Neagu
Baba Rada and the Lake Fairy:  Roxana Ivanciu
The Forest Fairy:  Elvira Platon Rîmbu
The Kite of Kites:  Dorin Presecan
Murgila:  Ion Ruscut
Other characters:  Crina Abrudan, Anca Popa, Radu Szabo, Florin Puşco, Viviana Mut, Cristina Cimbrea, Amalia Danciu, Cristina Goldea, Gheorghe Iernea, Sebastian Kadas, Dana Măduţa, Amalia Mihuţ

Technical director: Eugenia Popa
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lighting: Iosif Balogh, Laviniu Goron
Sound: Sorin Domide