by Mark Twain
Adaptation: Davis Ives
Translation and adaptation into Romanian: Petre Bokor

Artistic director: Petre Bokor
Scenography: Vioara Bara
Stage movement: Maria Mitrache Bokor
Premiere date: 02.10.2009

„"Still Dead, Still Dead?" is a frothy and rhythmic comedy about a poor young painter - his name is Jean-François Millet. The action takes place somewhere near Paris, in 1846. The main character is a brilliant painter, but who finds no recognition. Helped by his bohemian colleagues, he stages his own death, in order to increase the value of his works. In order to ensure the success of his initiative, the artist plans several moments of delicious humor: the disappearance and reappearance in the guise of an imaginary twin sister, the staging of his own funeral and many other complicated moments derived from this situation. As the cheerful stratagem unfolds, Twain asks pertinent questions about fame, affirmation, and the value of works of art, giving each character involved, the humor and verve that are so characteristic of him.

Distribution:

Agamemnon Buckner:  Petre Ghimbasan
Hans von Bismarck:  Pavel Sirghi
Marie Leroux:  Lucia Rogoz
Cecile Leroux:  Adela Lazar
Pope Leroux:  John Abrudan
Jean-François Millet/Daisy Tillou:  Richard Balint
Andre Bastien:  Petre Panait
Phelim O'Shaughnessy:  Sorin Ionescu
Madame Bathilde:  Mariana Vasile
Madame Caron:  Ileana Iurciuc
Claude Riviere:  Razvan Vicoveanu
Basil Thorpe:  Serban Borda
Charlie:  Razvan Vicoveanu
The King of France:  Serban Borda
Sultan of Turkey:  Ileana Iurciuc
The Emperor of Russia:  Mariana Vasile

Technical director: Florica Cighir
Prompter: Iuliana Chelu
Lighting: Sorin Precup, Sandor Attila Nagy, Adrian Pintea
Sound: Adrian Gherdan, Sorin Domide