21 October | 11:00
Excelsior Theatre
In the old days, when the Earth seemed to be closer to the sky, Prince Charming, the Tear-Begotten is born.
INFORMAȚII
He grows up, nurtured by his parents’ love, and when he is ready, he leaves for a voyage, looking for the gift he was promised at his birth – immortality and eternal youth. He discovers a world in which Death is pacing carefully among the living, together with his loyal magical horse, he succeeds in defeating the enemies he meets on the way: the Forest Hag, the Shadows Hag and the Hunter. He meets his love, Ileana Consânzeana, but he prays that she waits for him – his journey is about to continue in a place that has its own rules, and where he is finally about to find life without death. But this does not come alone, it also brings forgetting, and the hero risks losing himself.
Script by Victor Ioan Frunză, after a homonymous tale by Petre Ispirescu
Dramaturgy: Adrian Nicolae
Cast:
Saint Peter: Adrian Nicolae
God: Alexandru Pavel
Prince Charming’s mother, the Empress: Cornelia Pavlovici
Prince Charming’s father, the Emperor: Ion Ionuț Ciocia
An Alchemist: Andrei Huțuleac
The Alchemist’s Apprentice: George Costin
Death: Dan Clucinschi
Prince Chaming, the Tear-Begotten (as a child): Anton Miron-Presan
Prince Charming, the Tear-Begotten (in the past): Carol Ionescu
Three beautiful horses: Andrei Huțuleac, Nicoleta Hâncu, Sorin Miron
Prince Charming’s horse: George Costin
Ileana Cosânzeana (in the past) : Nicoleta Hâncu
The Forest Hag: Sorin Miron
Ileana Cosânzeana (as a child): Ștefana Vasilescu
The Shadows Hag: Marcela Andrei
The Hunter: Andrei Huțuleac
Hunter’s Horse: Sorin Miron
Ileana Cosânzeana (in the present): Alexandrina Halic
Prince Charming, the Tear-Begotten (in the present): Păstorel Ionescu / Alin Florea
Orchestra
Marta Claudia Tudor / Tibor Cari (piano)
Raul Stănulescu/ Aura Burtea (violin)
Cezara Comşa / Cristina Răducan (flute)
Bogdan Gugu / Bogdan Mavroean (clarinet)
Anca Vartolomei / Alexandra Curcă (cello)
Iulian Găitan (accordion)
Stage Director: Victor Ioan Frunză
Sets, Costumes and Props: Adriana Grand
Original Score: Tibor Cári
Light Design: Victor Ioan Frunză
Duration: 1 h 10 min (no intermission)
“Ion Creangă” Theatre, Bucharest
