PRESS RELEASE | START OF REGISTRATION FOR FTS 2023
Oradea International Theatre Festival is a large-scale cultural event, which aims to provide a space dedicated to theatrical arts, through which to stimulate cultural consumption, to support and promote local dramatic creations, Romanian and foreign theatrical productions, as well as to create opportunities for Romanian and foreign artists to share experiences of good practices, innovative ideas and to initiate the most diversified national and international partnerships.
This concept was launched in 2013 by the Regina Maria Theatre in partnership with the Oradea International Theatre Festival Cultural Foundation and brings together under its umbrella Short Theatre Festival (FTS), which is competitive in nature, Great Guest Shows Section and Independent Shows – Fringe.
The Short Play Festival is one of the most important sections of the Oradea International Theatre Festival and continues a tradition started at the Oradea Theatre in 1976. FTS has now reached its 26th edition, being the only festival dedicated to the one-act play in Romania.
The Regina Maria Theater in Oradea announces the start of registration for the26th edition of the Short Theatre Festival, which will take place this year during June 4-11, 2023.
REGULATIONS
– The selected performances must fit within the specifics of the short theater festival (maximum 90 minutes, without intermission);
– The registration period is between January 25 – March 17, 2023;
– The selection of performances to be presented at the festival will be announced by the date of April 28, 2023;
– The composition of the bands in the competition section is maximum 30 people;
– The organizers do not assume any possible problems related to obtaining copyrights for the selected performances;
– The organizers can provide, depending on the festival budget, accommodation for a maximum of 2 nights, day and transport of people and scenery;
– Free technical assistance is provided for each participating artistic collective;
– At the request of the bands, the organizers can make other spaces available for performances.
The festival is a competitive one. A jury made up of personalities from the Romanian theatrical world will award the following Awards:
Best Show Award
Best Director Award
Award for Best Scenography
Best Actor Award
Best Actress Award
Play areas during the Festival:
The Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theatre
Arcadia Hall of the Regina Maria Theatre
Oradea Citadel – mobile stage
Transylvania Hall
Materials required for registration:
Recording of the show – sent online (YouTube unlisted or link to a cloud where the show can be watched);
Synopsis and press releases;
5 photos;
Registration form (show details, technical details, logistical details) – ATTACHED
Materials can be sent to the email address: [email protected] (recommended)
Or physically, with the mention that you must send the footage on DVD in 2 copies, to the address:
Queen Marie Theatre
King Ferdinand I Square, no. 6, 410021, Oradea, Bihor, Romania
For the Short Theatre Festival
For further information you can contact us at:
Phone: 0359.411.5340/0359.411.535
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact person:
Victoria Balint, Director of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe
Phone: 0730 009 507
Submissions for the cancelled 2022 FTS remain open. Please only submit performances that have not been submitted before and meet the selection requirements.
We look forward to your proposals!
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Self Guided Audio Tour – TRM Theater @Night
Welcome to TRM Theatre @Night, the experience that gives you the opportunity to discover the Regina Maria Theater from a different perspective: not just as a spectator, but as an explorer of a hidden world.
Tonight, the theater opens its doors differently.
With the help of this audio guide, you will be able to walk the route prepared especially for the event on your own and discover stories about the building's architecture, the history of the Oradea theater, the backstage spaces, the stage mechanisms and the small details that the audience usually does not have the opportunity to observe.
From the foyer and the Great Hall, to the boxes, balcony, and the spaces that support the magic behind a show, this tour invites you to look at the theater not just as a place for performances, but as a living organism, in which every corner has a story.
How does it work?
- Press play on the audio file below.
- Follow the route indicated during the event.
- Stop in each space and let the story reveal the theater to you, step by step.
Approximate tour duration: 30 minutes
Recommendation: Use headphones for the most immersive experience.
Location: Queen Maria Theater, Oradea
Start the audio tour and let the theater tell you its story.
