Between October 17-19, the members of the Arcadia Troupe will be present at the 11th edition of the PUCK International Festival in Cluj! The show ALBĂ-CA-ZĂPADA will be performed on Thursday, October 18, from 10 am to 12 noon, at the Military Circle. This is the second participation of the Arcadia Troupe at the PUCK International Festival, after the 2004 participation with the show KING ZORZON (Musical with actors – Free adaptation by Cristina Serac after the fairy tale by H.Ch.Andersen, performed in the 2002-2003 season).

For the 2012-2013 season, season tickets can be purchased both online (adult and premiere) and at our Agency!

STUDENT SUBSCRIPTIONS: single price 30 lei SHOWS:

1. The Tiganiada (by Ion Budai-Deleanu)
2. In June, birjar! (by IL Caragiale)
3. Twelfth Night (by William Shakespeare)

We invite you to join us on Sunday, October 14, from 11 am, for the second premiere of the Arcadia Troupe: the show ISLAND OF THE SNAKES (recommended for children over 8 years old)! Tickets can only be purchased before the show, at the Arcadia Hall, the prices being 8 lei – children and 10 lei – adults.

For the 2012-2013 season, at the Regina Maria Theatre in Oradea you will encounter both new productions, which will delight audiences of all ages ("Ţiganiada", "La Iunion, birjar!" or "A twelfth night"), but also the star shows from the previous season, such as "Fiddler on the Roof", "Zbor srepăr unui nest de cuckoo" or "Biloxi Blues".

The 2012-2013 season opened with the premiere of the 18th Edition of the Short Theatre Festival, the play EQUUS (by Peter Shaffer, directed by Szabo K. Istvan) – the story of a psychiatrist who tries to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Shaffer was inspired to write EQUUS after hearing about a shocking incident: a 17-year-old blinded six horses in a small town near Suffolk. The playwright built a fictional history of the causes that could have caused the incident, without knowing any other details about it. The action of the play is similar to a detective story, in which psychiatrist Martin Dysart tries to understand the causes of the boy's actions, while struggling with conflicting feelings about his personal life.

The Regina Maria Theater was invited to participate in the 7th edition of International Children's Theater Festival, "100, 1,000, 1,000,000 Stories", organized between September 29 and October 6 in Bucharest, by the Ion Creangă Theater, with the show THE WIZARD OF OZ (by L. Frank Baum, under the artistic direction of Dan Mirea).

The jury of the Oradea Short Theatre Festival, consisting of:

President: Prof. Dr. LUDMILA PATLANJOGLU – theater critic, Director of the “Theatre Studies” Department at UNATC “IL Caragiale” Bucharest

Members:

CRISTIAN HADJI-CULEA – director, General Director of the “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, Iași

Professor STEFANIA CENEAN – set designer, Director of the “Scenographic Art” Department at UNATC “IL Caragiale” Bucharest

MIHAI GINGULESCU – actor

MARIUS ZARAFESCU – theatre expert, Director of the “Performing Arts, Cinematography, Audiovisual” Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

REGINA MARIA Theatre and the International Short Theatre Festival Oradea 2012 invite you on Thursday, September 27, at 11:00, in the theatre foyer, to the colloquium SHORT THEATRE – BETWEEN DISABILITY AND PERFORMANCE. This event is organized in collaboration with the International Association of Theatre Critics – Romanian Section and TEATRUL AZI Magazine and will be moderated by Ms. Ludmila Patlanjoglu, theatre critic, director of the “Theatre Studies” Department within UNATC ILCaragiale in Bucharest and by Ms. Florica Ichim, theatre critic, editor-in-chief of TEATRUL AZI magazine.

We are pleased to announce a new premiere of the Arcadia Troupe of the Regina Maria Theatre, namely the puppet show SNOW WHITE (theatrical fairy tale by Traian Savinescu, based on the Brothers Grimm). The premiere will take place on Saturday, September 22, starting at 11 am, at the newly renovated hall of the Arcadia Troupe.

Sunday, September 23, 2012:

• 7:00 PM – Great Hall – Horse by Peter Shaffer, artistic direction Szabó K. István – Regina Maria Theatre, Oradea – premiere
• 8:00 PM – Lotus Center, 1st floor – One Life Show by Mihai Ignat, artistic direction Claudiu Pintican – Ararat Theatre, Baia Mare

After the two nominations at this year's UNITER Awards Gala, obtained by Ioana Dragoș-Gajdo (Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Golde) and Vioara Bara (Best Set Design), both for the show THE ROOF FISTING Fiddler (by Sholom Aleichem, artistic direction by Korcsmaros Gyorgy), the Oradea Theater receives three more honorable distinctions from the specialized magazine Yorick (www.yorick.ro).

Therefore, in a top of the 10 best shows of the 2011-2012 season, the show produced in Oradea is found in fifth place, alongside other famous productions from Cluj, Sibiu or Bucharest.

The Romanian Culture Days at EXPO 2012 continue, between August 3-5, 2012, with performances by the Crişana artistic ensemble from Oradea – a true ambassador of traditional Romanian culture and folklore.

His Royal Highness Prince Radu Duda was in Oradea this weekend, for the Central European Archery Cup. During his short visit, he also stopped by our theater – a visit that is a small preamble to the official visit this fall, when he will participate in the official unveiling of the statue of Queen Maria, the spiritual patron of the Oradea Theater!

Between July 20-22, the second edition of the International Folklore Festival will take place in Oradea, within the 19th Edition of the Folk Craftsmen Fair! It is organized by the Regina Maria Theater – Crişana Professional Artistic Ensemble, in collaboration with the “Criş Land Museum” Complex, the County Center for the Preservation and Promotion of Traditional Culture Bihor and the Hora – Oradea Association.

The artistic collective of the Regina Maria Theater in Oradea mourns the passing of the beloved actor Marcel Popa (who died in Bucharest on June 26) and stands with the bereaved family.

Many actors of our theater knew him personally, were schoolmates, stagemates and old friends. He will always remain in their memory as a great actor and reliable friend. May God rest him in peace!

Marcel Popa – Actor

Date and place of birth: 20.05.1931, Vaslui

Studies: no specialized studies

Divorced. Has a daughter.

Even though some have already gone on vacation, the entire staff of the Regina Maria Theater is on the barricades! They are intensively rehearsing the projects that will appear in the fall, in the Short Theater Festival and in the new season.

Three premieres at the Great Hall

So, it is repeated for the show EQUUS (by Peter Shaffer), under the artistic direction of Szabo K. Istvan, the show that will open this year's 18th Edition of the FTS (on September 23). The cast includes the beloved actors: Richard Balint, Ciprian Ciuciu, Alina Vicoveanu, Suzana Macovei, Corina Cernea, Petre Ghimbăşan, Sebastian Lupu, Angela Tanko and the choir includes: Răzvan Vicoveanu, Pavel Sîrghi, Denisa Vlad, Mihaela Gherdan and Dania Ţinca (a new collaborator of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe). Ovidiu Iloc will be in charge of the musical illustration, the choreography is by Mălina Andrei. The sets will be made by Mira Janos Tamas (Hungary), and the costumes bear the signature of the Oradea artist Vioara Bara.

The Regina Maria Theater, in collaboration with the Bihor County Directorate for Culture and National Heritage, Familia Magazine, the Criș Land Museum, the Iosif Vulcan Museum and the Bihor County School Inspectorate, is pleased to invite you to the tribute ceremony of our great poet Mihai Eminescu, on Friday, June 15, 2012, from 6:30 p.m., at his statue in Independence Square, where wreaths and bouquets of flowers will be laid.

Then, from 7 pm, we invite you to a poetry and music show at the "Arcadia" Hall, where beloved actors of the Oradea theater as well as performers will delight you with a selected program (Adela Lazăr, Andrian Locovei, Ion Ruscuț, George Voinese, Eugen Țugulea and performers Alexandrina Chelu, Iuliana Chelu and Florian Chelu-Madeva). Soprano Florina Mariş Hinsu and baritone Florin Mariş Hinsu will perform songs based on lyrics by Mihai Eminescu.

Public access is free.

We are pleased to announce that the Regina Maria Theater returned victorious from the ATELIER International Theater Festival in Baia Mare: Richard Balint won the Special Jury Prize and Lorant Andras won the Best Choreographer Prize.

Fiddler on the Roof had three other nominations: for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ioana Dragos Gajdo), for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Balint) and for Best Set Design (Vioara Bara).

The Regina Maria Theatre had the great pleasure of opening the 20th edition of the International Theatre Festival "Atelier" in Baia Mare (which takes place from June 3 to 9) on Sunday, June 3. This is the seventh edition to be held in Baia Mare, the festival having also taken place in Sighișoara or Sfântu Gheorghe in previous years.

The ATELIER International Theatre Festival is an unconventional theatre event that aims to highlight the latest trends in contemporary dramaturgy, organised by the Baia Mare Municipal Theatre in collaboration with the League for Theatre. A competition is also held within the festival, with prizes, and our theatre has received prizes for each participation. In 2006, we participated with the show THE MERRY WIFE OF WINDSOR (by William Shakespeare, stage direction Victor-Ioan Frunză) and received the Best Direction Award (Victor-Ioan Frunză), the Best Supporting Actress Award: Ioana Dragoş Gajdo (with the role of Mrs Quickly) and the Best Music Award: Cari Tibor. In 2011, we participated with the show THIS CHILD (by Joel Pommerat, artistic direction Vlad Massaci), where we received the Best Supporting Actress Award – Corina Cernea.