The Regina Maria Theater, in partnership with the Bihor County Council, the Oradea City Hall, the FITO Cultural Foundation and UNITER, organizes the 7th edition of the Oradea International Theater Festival from June 2 to 9.

Spectators are invited to participate for eight days in a theatrical marathon that brings together no less than 19 performances from renowned theater companies from across the country, but also from abroad: Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and France.  

The Oradea International Theatre Festival will include two major sections this year: the competition section – SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL, reached the anniversary edition with number XXV and the section GUEST SHOWS – OUT OF COMPETITION.

THE SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL is a unique cultural event in the Romanian theatrical landscape and has a competitive character. This year the selection was made by Victoria Balint – head of the cultural projects and public relations office of the Regina Maria Theatre and includes 8 productions made by both institutionalized and independent theatres. The jury is made up of three cultural personalities of Romanian theatre: theatre critics Ion Parhon and Elisabeta Pop and theatre and film actor Ion Sapdaru.

Between April 5-8, the Iosif Vulcan Troupe will play two of the most beloved shows by Oradea audiences: the tragicomedy "A Very Simple Story" and the successful musical "The Fiddler on the Roof".

 Carlos CELDRAN, Cuba

Before my awakening in the theater, my masters were already there. They had built their homes and poetics on the vestiges of their own lives. Many of them remain unknown or rarely visit our memories: they worked in secret, in the humble silence of rehearsal rooms and in performance halls filled to capacity with spectators. So that, imperceptibly, at the end of many years of work sprinkled with extraordinary achievements, they would become invisible and disappear. When I understood that my profession, that my personal destiny was to follow in their footsteps, I also understood that I had inherited from them this heartbreaking and unique tradition of living the present without any other hope than reaching the transparency of an unrepeatable moment. The moment when you meet the other in the darkness of the theater, protected only by the truth of a gesture, of a revealing word.

On March 1st, the 18th edition of the "Artists for Artists" social campaign kicked off, with the indispensable support of theater institutions in Bucharest and across the country. Through this humanitarian campaign organized by UNITER in March and April, funds are raised for artists of all ages, from all over the country, who have medical problems and poor health.

"Caféneaua Pirandello", a show directed by Mihai Măniuțiu based on texts by Luigi Pirandello, will be performed again at the "Regina Maria" Theatre on January 31st, starting at 7 pm. The production, lively, playful and colorful, is being re-run after many months, so it's the perfect opportunity for viewers who missed it so far to see it.

This week, at the Regina Maria Theater, we invite you to laugh, be moved, and be amazed by some of the shows that are part of this season's repertoire: