The shows "A Very Simple Story" and "The Wizard of Oz" will be performed in Vienna, as part of a tour between February 26-28, 2019. The two productions of the "Regina Maria" Theater ("Iosif Vulcan" Troupe) will be performed at the Pygmalion Theater in the Austrian capital, with which there is a cultural exchange partnership. The shows are addressed to the Romanian community in Vienna, but also to the general public.

The jury of the "Short Play Dramatic Creation Contest" has designated the winner of this edition!

As every year, the "Dramatic Creation Competition Dedicated to Short Plays" was organized within the Short Theatre Festival, which aims to encourage original Romanian dramaturgy, especially short theatre.

The organizers do not suggest a specific theme, leaving freedom of choice to the writers, the criterion for appreciating the plays being an aesthetic one. The only imposed element is the formal one, required by the rigors of short theater.

SEPTEMBER 23 (Sunday)

• 17:00 – Szigligeti Studio Hall | MINING DARKNESS, of Székely Csaba, directed by Hunyadi István – Szigligeti Theater Oradea
• 7 p.m.:00 – Great Hall of the Theater | CONCERT FOR TWO CLOWNS, by Igor Sellem and Julia Moa Caprez – The Vagabond Kings, France
• 21:00 – National Center for Tourist Information and Promotion Bihor | CREDIT, by Jordi Galcerán, directed by Sebastian Lupu – Artemotion Theater, Oradea

The Regina Maria Theater, in partnership with the Bihor County Council, the Oradea City Hall, the FITO Cultural Foundation and UNITER, is organizing the 6th edition of the Oradea International Theater Festival between September 23 and 30.

As every year, spectators are invited to enjoy eight intensive days of theater, during which they will have the opportunity to watch 26 performances from renowned theater companies from across the country, as well as from abroad, and 2 reading performances. In addition to the theatrical performances, this edition will also be completed by a series of related events, which aim to create very special cultural meeting spaces.

The 2018-2019 season begins at the Regina Maria Theater in September with a series of shows that managed to bring the audience to their feet at each performance. However, the new theatrical year promises to be extraordinary from all points of view: in addition to the fact that the most beloved shows from past seasons are being reprised, new projects are being prepared, which will include works from both classical and contemporary dramaturgy, directors who have made history on the Oradea theater stage will return, and we will also meet some new ones, who will certainly surprise us with their special creative methods.

The 2017-2018 season of the Regina Maria Theatre in Oradea is coming to an end. A theatrical year full of extraordinary events, in which we experienced strong and uplifting emotions together with our wonderful audience, to whom we would like to thank with all our hearts.

The show that will close the season at the venue is "Enigmatic Variations", by Eric Emmanuel Schmitt, directed by Elvira Rîmbu. However, the artistic journey of the Regina Maria Theatre does not stop here and before officially entering the short summer vacation, we confidently set off towards other horizons.

Registrations for the 24th edition of the Short Theatre Festival, the competition section of the Oradea International Theatre Festival (September 23 – 30) closed on June 15, 2018. We thank everyone for their proposals and eagerly await the official selection, which will be announced no later than July 15, 2018.

We look forward to seeing you again in the fall!

The Iosif Vulcan troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre participated in the 25th edition of the "Atelier" International Theatre Festival in Baia Mare, with the show "FAD (Nods and Plates)", and returned crowned with success.

The "ATELIER" International Theatre Festival is an exploratory theatrical event, which aims to create, through invited performances, an x-ray of the state and dynamics of direction, dramaturgy, scenography, choreography, stage music and the art of the 21st century actor. It is a competitive theatrical event, so that every year a jury selected from among prominent personalities of Romanian theatre awards the following prizes: The Prize for the Best Scenography, the "Gheorghe Dinu" Prize for Scenic Image, the Prize for the Best Performance in Unconventional Spaces, the Prize for the Best Actress, the Prize for the Best Actor, the Special Jury Prizes, the Prize for the Best Director and the Grand Prize for the Best Performance.

Today is the birthday of our colleague, actor Ciprian Ciuciu. On the occasion of his birthday, he gave us a short interview in which he revealed a few things about his destiny in theater and the passions that have guided his path so far.

Collaborator of the Regina Maria Theater since his first year of college, Ciprian Ciuciu has had the curiosity, openness and initiative to take on his passions since adolescence. From go-karting, numismatics and archaeology, to painting icons on glass, poetry and theater, Ciprian has "tested" every hobby. In the 11th grade he realized that acting could be more than a hobby, it could be a profession. After taking acting classes at the Children's Palace in Oradea, Ciprian enrolled in the Pygmalion courses and received confirmation from the teachers that he was on a possible path.  „"I always wanted to make a living doing something I loved. When I discovered that theater could be more than a passion, it seemed like the perfect recipe. Against many rational thoughts, I chose to become an actor. I knew I wouldn't get rich, but I knew I would be happy"”, Ciprian recalls. Just three weeks after starting his first year of college, he had his first casting, in the show The Merry Wives of Windsor, under the stage direction of Victor Ioan Frunză. A promising collaboration with the institution on whose stage he still plays today. "„It helped me that I collaborated with the theater during my student years, because the rehearsals were like a kind of classes for me, and the actors were my influential teachers"”, says Cypris.

 Today is the birthday of our colleague, actress Georgia Căprărin. On the occasion of her birthday, she gave us a short interview in which she revealed a few things about her destiny in theater and in Oradea.

Passionate about literature and grammar as a child and teenager, Olympiad and a constant presence in literary creation competitions, Georgia followed the intensive English profile of a theoretical high school in Cluj Napoca. That was until the 10th grade, when she realized that her destiny was different. "I decided to move to the Octavian Stoici High School of Dramatic Art quite suddenly. It is true that I grew up in a family of artists, so the artistic environment was not foreign to me, but I had not thought until then about approaching theater, other than as a spectator," Georgia remembers.

Today is the birthday of our colleague, Denisa Vlad!

On the eve of her birthday, Denisa confesses that of all the passions and hobbies she has had so far, theater has remained the strongest attraction. A passion that has turned into a profession. She was also attracted to motorcycling, but remained at the beginner stage, after the association she had joined closed. „"I only practiced motorcycling for about two years. I had joined a motorcycle club whose members were very special people. I traveled with them and felt safe, as a beginner, because I was flanked when I set off on the road"”, says the actress. „"Motorcycling gave me a feeling of freedom and, at the same time, a feeling of strength. In general, I feel attracted to activities through which we demonstrate that we, women, are somehow equal to men"”, Denisa explained.

The Regina Maria Theater announces the extension of the registration period for the Short Theater Festival until June 15th.

Also, following recommendations from several theaters in the country that expressed their desire to participate in the festival, but do not have shows in their season that fit within a maximum of 90 minutes without an intermission, the maximum duration of the show was increased to 120 minutes without a break. For more details, please see the regulations attached to this email.

The Iosif Vulcan troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre recently returned from the sixth edition of the New Theatre Festival in Arad, where it participated with the show "FAD (Noduri și plăci)", by Nicola Wilson, directed by Horia Suru.

As every year, the Oradea band enjoyed success and was rewarded with applause. Positive reactions were not long in appearing in the press, with the editor and coordinator of the Bookhub.ro website stating: