The "Regina Maria" Theater in Oradea announces the start of registration for the 26th edition of the Short Theater Festival. The event, unique in the Romanian theatrical landscape, will take place between June 12 and 19, 2022.

SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL – COMPETITION SECTION
edition26th edition, Oradea (June 9-19, 2022)

1. BRIEF HISTORY

The Short Play Festival, the only festival dedicated to the one-act play in Romania, is a cultural event with a longevity equaled by few festivals in the country – the first edition took place in 1976. Since 1984, from the 6th edition, the Short Play Festival has become international.

The people of Oradea have watched performances from Hungary, Italy, France, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Moldova, and even from faraway Japan. Over time, important guests – actors, directors, dancers, set designers, theater critics, festival directors, as well as prominent personalities of Romanian cultural life – have participated in the Oradea cultural event.

The festival has managed to impose a trend among valuable directors, encouraging them to increasingly stage short plays, significantly contributing to the consecration of this unique theatrical genre – the short theater show (a show of maximum 90 minutes and without an intermission). Today, there is no theater from whose repertoire the short theater play is missing. Moreover, by its economy of time, space and energy, this genre seems to be the ideal theatrical option for contemporaneity, all the more so as this artistic form is increasingly known and appreciated by the public.

Purpose The purpose of this festival is to create a space for reflection on the theatrical act, to stimulate contemporary creation by representing short plays, to facilitate public access to the cultural act by capitalizing on unconventional performance spaces, and to support and promote young artists in the theatrical field.

Since 2013, the Short Theatre Festival has become part of the Oradea International Theatre Festival.

1. SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL REGULATIONS

• The festival is led by an artistic director, and the selection will be made by a theater team, consisting of: Daniel Vulcu (manager), Ioana Dragoș Gajdó (theater director), Victoria Balint (head of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe section), Andreea Costea (head of the Arcadia Troupe section) and Florina Dometi (literary secretary).
• Selected performances must fit within the specifics of the short theater festival (maximum 90 minutes, without intermission)
• The shows entered in the competition must have premiered after the registration deadline of the last edition of the Short Theatre Festival – June 1, 2021.
• The selection of performances to be presented at the festival will be announced by the date of May 1, 2022.
• 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, daily allowance and transportation of people and scenery;
• The composition of the bands in the competition section is: maximum 30 people
• 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 competitive. A jury made up of three personalities from the Romanian theatrical world will award the following prizes:

• Best Show Award
• Best Director Award
• Award for Best Scenography
• Best Actor Award
• Best Actress Award

Play areas within Festival:

• The Great Hall of the Queen Maria Theatre
• Arcadia Hall of the Regina Maria Theatre
• Oradea Citadel – mobile stage
• Transylvania Hall

Details show registration:

The period of registration: February 14 – April 15, 2022.

Required materials ENTRY:

• Recording of the show (2 copies on electronic media – online)
• Synopsis and press releases;
• 5 photos;
• Registration form (show details, technical details, logistical details) – ANNEXED

The materials will be sent to the following address:
Queen Marie Theatre
King Ferdinand I Square, no. 6, 410021, Oradea, Bihor, Romania
With menution: For the Short Theatre Festival
Or to the email address: [email protected]

For informationFor additional information you can contact us at:
Phone: 0359.411.534 / 0359.411.535
Email: [email protected]

Contact person:
Victoria Balint, head of the Iosif Vulcan Troupe section
Phone: 0730 009 507
Festival director: Daniel Vulcu