The 22nd edition of the Oradea Short Theatre Festival, which took place between September 25 and October 1, 2016, came to an end after a week of theatrical marathon in which we were delighted with extraordinary performances. The jury of this year's Short Theatre Festival, consisting of Mircea Morariu – theater critic – president of the jury, Ion Parhon – theater critic and Alexa Visarion – director and screenwriter – decided to award the following prizes:

Best Actress Award:

Nominations:

• Ioana Cheregi, from the Northern Theatre of Satu Mare, for the role ”"A woman"” from the show AUTOBAHN, by Neil LaBute
• Joanna Jacob, from the German State Theatre Timișoara, for the role „"Magda", from the show IT'S ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL, by Volker Schmidt
• Ana Ciontea, from the National Theatre "IL Caragiale" Bucharest, for the roles ”"The Saleswoman", "The Elegant Woman", "The Lady at the GhANDI"” from the show "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", based on a novel by Mark Haddon

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IOANA CHEREGI, from the Northern Theatre of Satu Mare, for the role of "A Woman" in the show AUTOBAHN, by Neil LaBute

Best Actor Award:

Nominations:

• Ciprian Nicula, from the National Theatre "IL Caragiale" Bucharest, for the role ”"Christopher John Francis Boone"” from the show "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", based on a novel by Mark Haddon
• Razvan Amitroaei, from the "Mihai Eminescu" Theater in Botoșani, for the role ”"Jürgen"” from the show ANNIVERSARY, by Jeroen Van Den Berg
• Aron Dimeny, Hungarian State Theatre Cluj-Napoca, for the role in the show THE OLD MAN'S BOOK, based on the poem by Szilágyi Domokos

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CIPRIAN NICULA, from the National TheatreÞional "IL Caragiale" BucharestANDfor the role of "Christopher John Francis Boone" in the play "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"Þii", based on a novel by Mark Haddon

Best Director Award:

Nominations:

• Bobi Pricop – for directing shows A STRANGE INCIDENT WITH A DOG AT MIDNIGHTÞII, based on a novel by Mark Haddon, "IL Caragiale" National Theatre, Bucharest and ILLUSIONS, by Ivan Vyrypaev, "Marin Sorescu" National Theatre in Craiova
• Erwin ANDimANDensohn – for the show ANNIVERSARY, from the "Mihai Eminescu" Theater in Botoșani
• Volker Schmidt – for the show IT'S ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL, German State Theatre Timișoara

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BOBI PRICOP – for directing the performances A STRANGE INCIDENT WITH A DOG AT MIDNIGHTÞII, based on a novel by Mark Haddon, National TheatreÞ”IL Caragiale” National University, BucharestANDIT ANDand ILLUSIONS, by Ivan Vyrypaev, National TheatreÞ"Marin Sorescu" National University in Craiova

Award for Best Scenography:

Nominations:

• Adrian Damian, for the show A STRANGE INCIDENT WITH A DOG AT MIDNIGHTÞyl, "IL Caragiale" National Theatre, Bucharest
• Romulus Boicu, for the show WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS, Excelsior Theater, Bucharest
• Carmencita Brojboiu, for the show THE BOOK OF THE ELDERLY, Hungarian State Theatre, Cluj-Napoca

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 CARMENCITA BROJBOIU, for the performance THE BOOK OF THE OLD, Hungarian State Theatre, Cluj-Napoca

Best Show Award:

Nominations:

• STRANGE INCIDENT WITH A DOG AT MIDNIGHTÞII, "IL Caragiale" National Theatre Bucharest
• THE BOOK OF THE ELDERLY, Hungarian State Theatre Cluj-Napoca
• ANNIVERSARY, "Mihai Eminescu" Theater, Botoșani

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 A STRANGE INCIDENT WITH A DOG AT MIDNIGHTÞII, National TheatreÞ”IL Caragiale” National University, BucharestANDIT

The special jury prize for creativity is awarded ex aequo to the following performances:

IN THE HEART OF THE NIGHTÞII – EPISODE LEAR, screenplay by Gavriil Pinte, with insertÞby George Banu ANDand Monique Borie, directed by Gavriil Pinte, Regina Maria Theatre, Oradea

ANDand

AGAMEMNON, dby Rodrigo Garcia, directed by Andrei Măjeri, "Lucian Blaga" National Theatre Cluj-Napoca

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to the Oradea audience for every theater evening spent together during this festival.

See you again at the Regina Maria Theater performances this season!