by Leonid Andreev
Translation: Mircea Ştefănescu and Ludmila Vidraşcu

Artistic director: Alexander Hausvater
Scenography: Vioara Bara
Choreography: Adrian Ştefan
Piano: Gabriel Băruţa
Assistant director: Corina Cernea
Premiere date: 02.05.2006

"The One Who Gets Slapped" is probably the best-known and most performed play by Leonid Andreev, whose action, set in the world of the circus, evokes a magical space where everything is possible, a fascinating world dominated by strong passions and contradictory feelings. The central character, "The One Who Gets Slapped", nicknamed The One, seeks to hide his true identity under a clown mask, proving that the circus is equally a place of refuge. The One becomes admired by the public and his colleagues and falls in love with Consuella, a circus rider. She is the daughter of a count who wants to marry her to an old and rich baron, so that in the end, The One poisons her to spare her the misfortune of living with that baron. The emotion conveyed by the show is enhanced by the dancing moments and stage effects, giving the play an alert rhythm, dynamism and unforgettable intensity.

Distribution:

Consuella, circus rider:  Mihaela Gherdan
Count Mancini, Consuella's father:  Petre Panait
The clown at the Briquet circus:  Richard Balint
Briquet, the circus director:  Daniel Vulcu
Zinida, lion tamer, Briquet's wife:  Suzana Macovei
Alfred Bezano, jockey:  Andrian Locovei
Mr:  Serban Borda
Baron Regnard:  Ion Abrudan
Jackson, clown:  Sebastian Wolf

Technical director: Florin Popescu
Prompter: Florence Szabo
Lights: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Iosif Balogh, Roland Rois
Sound: Sorin Domide, Adrian Gherdan