The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre won the Puppet Creation Award at the International Animation Festival "Under Merlin's Wand", organized by the "Merlin" Children and Youth Theatre in Timișoara. The distinction was awarded for the show "Frederick the Mouse - I Know Who I Am", a script by Ana Crăciun Lambru, inspired by the book "Frederick" by Leo Lionni.

The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theater is hiring a puppeteer actor, with an individual employment contract for a fixed period.

The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theater announces the first premiere of the 2025-2026 season: "Thumbelina", after Hans Christian Andersen, dramatized and directed by: Toma Hogea, which will have two performances on September 27, at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, at the Arcadia Hall.

The "Iosif Vulcan" troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre is preparing for the first premiere of the season, Things I Know to be True by Andrew Bovell, directed by Vlad Bălan, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16 and 17, from 7:00 PM, at the Transilvania Hall.

The cast consists of actors from the Iosif Vulcan troupe Richard Balint, Corina Cernea, Denisa Irina Vlad, Eugene Neag, Cosmin Petrut and Giorgiana Coman.

I am part of the creative team Vlad Balan, Gabi Albu and Cristina Juncu, those from Impress Media dealing with video design.

We all need a safe space, where we know we can return when life doesn't go the way we wanted it to. A place of our own, where we can protect ourselves and where things remain intact, as we've always known them. But what happens when we find that personal shelter crumbling due to a weakness we didn't know about or chose to ignore?

Rosie, the youngest of the Price family, is on a trip through Europe on her gap year and is forced to return home to find her balance. Here, she is welcomed by the whole family and, for a moment, everything seems unchanged: the father, who takes care of the rose garden, the mother, who has a solution for everything, Ben, who can't seem to maintain a relationship, Mark, who has always been the more withdrawn brother and Pip, who seems to live a happy life with her husband and two children. However, this image is just an illusion that is about to disappear when the unspoken things between them come to the surface, and the relational balance that proves fragile is put to the test.

Things I Know to Be True explores the complicated family dynamics that hide behind them the sacrifices made by parents on behalf of their children, the pressure of expectations imposed on children, but also the urgent need for each one to express and defend their own truth. Beyond the intimate struggles between their own aspirations and disappointments, each family member is forced to manage the sudden and unexpected changes in the lives of others, the consequences of which cannot be healed by love alone.

Things I know to be true
by Andrew Bovell

Distribution:
Bob: Richard Balint
Fran: Corina Cernea
Pip: Denisa Irina Vlad
Ben: Eugene Neag
Mark: Cosmin Petrut
Red: Giorgiana Coman

video appearances: Sofia Latcu, Rareș Red, Luca Bran, Caesar Sirghi, Elena Sirghi, Carina Bunea, Mirela Rosu

direction: Vlad Balan
scenography: Gabi Albu
original music: Cristina Juncu
video design: Impress Media

Premiere: September 16 and 17, 2025
Show recommended for people over 18 years old!

Tickets can be purchased online, on the Poftim Cultură platform.

We look forward to seeing you at the theater!

The Regina Maria Theatre announces the premiere of the show "D-ale carnavalului" by IL Caragiale, directed by Vlad Trifaș, who also signed the musical selection and the adaptation of the text. The set design is by Oana Cernea, and the lighting design is by Ionuț Aldea. The two premiere performances will take place on September 24 and 25, at 7:00 PM, at the Great Hall.

The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre is preparing remarkable stories for the young spectators of Oradea in the new season. These will be staged by award-winning directors, who are returning to Oradea with enthusiasm, after having already staged other successful shows in the troupe's repertoire.

The Regina Maria Theater, with the support of the Bihor County Council, in partnership with the Bihor County School Inspectorate and the Criș Land Museum, is organizing the cultural event "Gustar's 31st - Romanian Language Day" on Sunday, August 31, from 6:00 PM, in the Conference Hall of the Criș Land Museum.

The Iosif Vulcan troupe of the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea opens the 2025–2026 season with a rich cultural agenda, aimed at offering the audience landmark performances, exciting premieres, creative workshops and festivals dedicated to both loyal spectators and the youngest theater lovers.

Step 1

The Regina Maria Theater in Oradea is looking for a practical, responsible and detail-oriented person for the position of set assembler-setsman who will work within a technical team that assembles, installs and maintains sets for performances.

Responsibilities:

• Assembling and dismantling sets according to the sketches or instructions of the set designer;
• Handling and transportation of decorative elements;
• Assembling and fixing supporting structures; 
• Maintenance of the sets while the show is playing;
• Collaboration with the technical and artistic team.

Requirements:

• Skill, attention to detail and technical sense;
• Capacity for physical exertion and availability for flexible work schedules (including nights/weekends, if applicable);
• Seriousness, punctuality and team spirit;
• Experience in the field is an advantage; 
• Minimal knowledge of using tools (drill, self-tapping screw, etc.);
• Category B license – a plus. 

Requirements according to the position: 

• Romanian citizen 
• Secondary education
• Work experience: minimum 6 years 
• Individual employment contract for a fixed period with possibility of extension.

CVs can be submitted to the email address: [email protected] or directly to the theater: Piața Regele Ferdinand I, no. 6.

For more details, please contact us at the phone number: 0359.411.579

We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

The Regina Maria Theater stage is full of stories in August too! We are waiting for you with two events every week, only good to refresh your evenings with unforgettable and humorous stories, but also with characters that will stay in your mind. Whether you are from Oradea or just passing through, summer evenings are more beautiful when you hear applause at the end. So, starting this weekend, we invite you to the following shows:

Summer evenings are full of stories, and children are the ones who feel their magic the best. So we thought of an educational and interactive way to spend them: a play and story workshop, through which children can develop their distributive attention, motor skills, rhythm, coordination and team spirit.

TRM Summer Academy is an intensive personal development program through theatrical techniques, organized by the Regina Maria Theater between July 1-11, 2025. The program is intended for young people and adults (+16 years) passionate about theater and personal development and promises a memorable experience, full of creativity, inspiration and connection.

We live in a world that challenges our minds daily. Children and adolescents grow up in an environment where they are exposed to an avalanche of information, influences, and opinions. In this context, the ability to filter, analyze, and question reality becomes not only a useful skill, but an essential condition for their emotional and intellectual balance.

The project CURIOUS MINDS is a non-formal education initiative with artistic support, initiated by the Eclectica Cultural Association in partnership with the Arcadia Troupe of the Regina Maria Theater, and aims to develop critical thinking, empathy and argumentation skills among children and adolescents.

Over 40 third-grade students from the "Lorántffy Zsuzsanna" Reformed Theological High School and the "Emanuel" Baptist Theological High School met on Friday, May 30, at the Arcadia Theater, to discover the power of play that transcends languages and cultures.

June brings touching stories, comedies and musicals to the Regina Maria Theatre stage, for adults and children alike. The program includes the most recent premieres of the two companies, shows from past seasons that are returning to the stage, as well as guest performances and related events.

The Arcadia troupe of the Regina Maria Theater is pleased to invite you to the conference "Me, my child and our relationship", held by psychotherapist Genina Nicolae, a mental health specialist. The event will take place on Friday, June 13, starting at 6:00 PM, at the Arcadia Hall in Oradea.

In May, the Regina Maria Theater continued to fulfill its cultural mission not only on the Oradea stage, but also outside the city, through a series of performances and special events that brought the theater closer to communities in Bihor County and the country.

On Monday, May 26, the XXXII edition of the UNITER Awards Gala took place in the "Amza Pellea" Hall of the "Marin Sorescu" National Theater in Craiova. 

During the ceremony, the young director Alex Ianăși, who began his career on the stage of the Regina Maria Theater, won the award for Best debut for the show ELIF AND THE RAIN, whose premiere took place on December 21 and 22, 2024, at the Transilvania Hall.