AWARDS OF THE 20TH EDITION OF THE SHORT THEATRE FESTIVAL
The jury of the Oradea Short Theatre Festival, consisting of:
Alexa Visarion – director and screenwriter – jury president
Maria Zarnescu – theater critic, UNATC university assistant
Adi Carauleanu – actor and artistic director of the Vasile Alecsandri National Theater Iași
Mircea M. Ionescu – playwright
Elizabeth Pop – theater critic
It decided to award the following prizes:
Award for the best SCENE DESIGN – nominations:
– Cosmin Ardeleanu / “Cancun”, “Regina Maria” Theater, Oradea
– Roxana Ionescu / “In the Heart of the Night – Hamlet Episode”, “Regina Maria” Theater, Oradea
– Mihai Păcurar / “Perplex”, “Ioan Slavici” Classical Theatre, Arad
Winner: Roxana Ionescu
Best Actress Award – nominations:
– Ioana Dragoş-Gajdo / role of Reme / “Cancun”, “Regina Maria” Theater, Oradea
– Anca Hanu / “Amalia breathes deeply”, “Lucian Blaga” National Theatre, Cluj-Napoca
– Eliza Noemi Judeu / “Călin (modern story)”, “Bacovia” Municipal Theater, Bacău
Winner: Anca Hanu
Best Actor Award – nominations:
– Lari Giorgescu / “The Poetry of Dreams”, “unteatru” Theatre Bucharest
– Marcel Iureş / role of Moromete / “Well… what are we talking about here, sir?”, ACT Theatre Bucharest
– George Mihăiţă / role of Cocoşilă / “Well… what are we talking about here, sir?”, ACT Theatre Bucharest
Winners: EX-AEQUO Marcel Iureş and George Mihăiță
Best Director Award – nominations:
– Gianina Cărbunariu / “Typographic capital letters”, a co-production of dramAcum and the Odeon Theatre Bucharest
– Bobi Pricop / “Professor of Religion’, ”Marin Sorescu“ National Theater, Craiova
– Theodor-Cristian Popescu / “Panic”, Nottara Theatre Bucharest
Winners: EX-AEQUO Gianina Cărbunariu and Bobi Pricop
The award for the best show – nominations:
– “In the Heart of the Night – Episode Hamlet”, a script by Gavriil Pinte with inserts by George Banu and Monique Borie, directed by Gavriil Pinte, “Regina Maria” Theater, Oradea
– “Typographic capital letters”, a show by Gianina Cărbunariu, co-production of dramAcum and the Odeon Theatre Bucharest
– “Zic Zac”, a show by Andrea Gavriliu supported by Ştefan Lupu, independent show, Bucharest
Winner: “In the Heart of the Night – Episode Hamlet”
Special Jury Award:
– awarded to Theodor-Cristian Popescu – for directing the shows: “Cancun”, “Regina Maria” Theater, Oradea, “Panică”, Nottara Theater, Bucharest and “Perplex”, “Ioan Slavici” Classical Theater, Arad
Excellence Award:
– the performance “Well… what are we talking about here, sir?” by Cătălin Ştefănescu (adaptation from the novel “Moromeţii” by Marin Preda), directed by: Alexandru Dabija / ACT Theatre Bucharest, is given.
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