Twelfth night

By William Shakespeare

Adaptation by Andrei Șerban and Daniela Dima

Company name: Constanța State Theatre

Company country: Romania

Director: Andrei Şerban

Distribution:

Andrei Bibire – Orsino  

Cristiana Luca – Viola

Theodor Şoptelea/Vlad Lința – Sebastian  

Iulian Enache – Antonio  

Mihaela Velicu – Olivia   

Liviu Manolache – Sir Toby Belch 

Ecaterina Lupu – Maria 

Cătălin Bucur – Sir Andrew Aguecheek 

Marian Adochiței /Emilian Oprea – Malvolio   

Ștefan Mihai – Feste

Alina Manțu – Curio /A woman at Olivia's court/ A policeman

Georgiana Mazilescu – Valentin / A policeman

Florentin Roman – Captain/ Priest 

The creative team:

Associate director: Daniela Dima

Scenography: Carmencita Brojboiu 

Lighting design: Cristian Niculescu

Sound design: Alexandru Popa

Choreographic moments: Mihaela Velicu

Show synopsis:

Identity confusion, what could be more current and, at the same time, more Shakespearean? Almost all of the characters in Twelfth Night assume a different identity, which gives rise to confusion, misunderstandings, and even love. Everyone cheats and is cheated in turn. Viola is the first to disguise herself as a man, takes the name Cesario, and as a servant of another man, Orsino, falls in love with him. Still dressed as a man, as Orsino's emissary, Viola approaches Olivia and becomes the target of her love, thus forming a strange affective triangle, in which Viola loves Orsino, Orsino loves Olivia, and Olivia, Rape. How much is love and how much is illusion in these romantic connections?

Company description:

The Constanta State Theater is a public cultural institution under the authority of the Constanta County Council. It is a repertory theater, the only institution of its kind in Dobrogea. The theater was founded in 1951 and has operated, over time, under several names. The theater hall has a capacity of 270 seats, but is, from 2021, in a renovation process. During this time, TSC shows are held in the Studio Hall, with a capacity of about 90 seats. The Constanța State Theater is going through a proud stage of its existence: it has a cohesive, complete troupe, with many young actors, and the last years have brought it UNITER awards and nominations, participation in festivals and involvement in numerous artistic projects. TSC organizes every summer SEAS - Summer Season of Performing Arts, SEASTREET - Street Theater Festival and is co-organizer of the DbutanT Festival. Great names are part of the history of the theater, such as Toma Caragiu, Ștefan Iordache, Ileana Ploscaru, Mona Chirilă, Jean Ionescu, Agatha Nicolau, Valentina Șambra, Daniela Anencov, Ion Maximilian, Lucian Iancu, Hamdi Cerchez, Constantin Guțu, Romel Stănciugel, Sandu Simionică , Minodora Condur, Silviu Purcărete, Val Mugur, Gheorghe Jora, David Esrig, Eugenia Tărășescu and many others.

Director biography:

Andrei Şerban (b. June 21, 1943) is one of the most important theater and opera directors in the world, with a remarkable career in the USA and Europe. He has staged opera and theater performances on prestigious stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Comédie Française, the Paris Opera and the Vienna Opera, Covent Garden, the National Theater in London, La MaMa Theatre, Shiki Company Tokyo, the Alexandrinsky Theater in St. Petersburg And so on He graduated in 1968 from IATC Bucharest and debuted at the Youth Theater in Piatra Neamț. In 1971 he emigrated to the United States of America, as a recipient of a Ford scholarship. Since then, the spectacular international career of Andrei Şerban began, which led him to resounding successes on the world's biggest stages. He studied for a year with Peter Brook, the collaboration with the famous director being decisive for his career. He returned to Romania after the revolution of December 1989, as general director of the National Theater in Bucharest, where he staged, among others, the "Ancient Trilogy", which he had originally staged at the "La MaMa" theater, with resounding international success . From 1992, for 27 years, he headed the acting department of Columbia University, as professor emeritus. 

Director nominations and/or awards:

UNITER Award for the entire activity (1995); Elliot Norton Award for Lifetime Excellence in Theater, one of the most prestigious theater awards in the United States of America (1999); George Abbot Directing Award for Contribution to Defining American Theater in the 20th Century (1999); UNITER awards for the best show and the best director for the show Unchiul Vania (2008); Robert Brustein Excellence Award (USA, Boston, 2009); UNITER awards for Best Show and Best Direction, for the show Shouts and Whispers (2011); The Lux Mundi Award awarded at the Radio Romania Cultural Awards Gala (2013); Award of excellence at the Romanian Comedy Gala - festCO (2016). The award for the best direction at the National Opera Awards Gala (1st edition) 2013.

Show duration: 2h 15 minutes (without break)

Special mentions show: For audiences over 12 years old