The Presidents

by Werner Schwab, directed by Sorin Militaru

A production of ACT THEATRE taken over by ODEON THEATRE

Cast

Grete

Dorina Lazăr

Mariedl

Coca Bloos

Erna

Emilia Dobrin

Directed by

Sorin Militaru

Stage design

Alina Herescu

Music

Ada Milea

Translated by

Dan Stoica

Tours and festivals

International Theatre Festival Without Borders from Satu Mare, 20th of May 2010
Eurothalia festival, Timișoara, November 17, 2009
Festatelier Theatre Festival, Baia-Mare, June 23, 2009
Festival of Chamber and Underground Theatre, Arad, May 20, 2008
The Romanian Theatre Week in Madrid, April 8 and 9, 2008
Tour at Timișoara, February 12, 2008
Tour at Lugoj, February 11, 2008
The Theatre Festival, Piatra Neamt, October 29, 2007
Craiova Days, October 24, 2007
The Tales for kids and grown-ups Festival, Alba Iulia, October 3, 2007
Theatre Festival, Buzau, June 12, 2007
The International Theatre Festival, Sibiu, May 28, 2007
The International Theatre Festival, Bacău, April 2007
National Comedy Festival, Galati, 2005

Awards

DORINA LAZĂR - Award for best actress ex-aequo at International Theatre Festival Atelier, Baia-Mare, 2009
The Critics` Jury Award at the VedeTeatru Festival, Buzău, 2007
EMILIA DOBRIN – Special Award at the National Comedy Festival, Galați, 2005
COCA BLOOS – Award for best female performance at the National Comedy Festival, Galați, 2005
DORINA LAZAR – Award for best actress granted by the Ministry of Culture, 2003

Press reviews

Talking about nowadays, such as many other colleagues worldwide, Schwab is taking the cruelty experience to the limit, deliberately raping the public’s sensibility. He is building this up with despair, drama and poetry, mixing grace with grotesque. This is what is shocking but also gripping in the delirium of the old women, alienated and alone, who are chatting all day long in The Presindents.

Ludmila Patlanjoglu

One of the most powerful performances of the year 2003, which is shocking and staggering in the same time.

Mihaela Michailov – Averea

Sorin Militaru knows how to make the perfect team of actresses to give a significantly image of a black comedy. If we count also the music composed by Ada Milea and Alina Herescu’ s scenery we get a performance of high quality.

Gabriel Hurezean – Național

Opening night: October 12, 2005

Duration: 1 h 10'

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PHOTO GALLERY

The Presidents - Poster

The Presidents

Photo by George Dăscălescu