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SEPTEMBER 11, 7 p.m., Main Hall
Show duration: 120 min.
Age limit: 18+
Queen Maria Theatre, Oradea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

a screenplay by Roman Doljanski after Arthur Miller, directed by Timofei Kuliabin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed by: Timofei Kuliabin
Screenplay: Roman Doljanski
Original music: Timofei Pastuhov
Scenography: Oleg Golovko
Translation: Raluca Radulescu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distribution:
Phillip Gellburg: Eugene Neag<\/strong>
Sylvia Gellburg: Denisa Irina Vlad<\/strong>
Dr. Harry Hyman: Razvan Vicoveanu<\/strong>
Jessica: Anda Tama\u0219anu<\/strong>
Robert Wilson: Richard Balint<\/strong>
Stanton House: Alexander Rusu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201eThis play can be called a classic psychotherapeutic drama. In cinema and popular culture, especially in TV series, there are many successful examples of this genre \u2013 but in theater, almost none. The story of a doctor and his patient (or, as in this case, a female patient) almost always goes beyond the boundaries of medical practice, addressing a much wider range of problems \u2013 not only personal, but also social, historical and even philosophical. From the very beginning, we leave the audience free to know how the story will end. We do not turn Arthur Miller's narrative into a detective novel. We simply observe how events unfolded. We invite the audience to follow the nuances and deeply human character of the characters.\u201d \u2013 Timofey Kuliabin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201e"The title of another equally fabulous play by the great American playwright Arthur Miller, The Price of <\/em>(The Price), defines the central theme of the new production entitled Broken mirror<\/em>. It's about the price those around the protagonist have to pay for her healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, we have been confronted with the reality of the so-called \u201enew ethics\u201d \u2013 a system of rules and restrictions through which society, driven by the best intentions, tries to regulate relations between people. As we know, the process of adopting these rules sometimes leads to deeply dramatic conflicts, as a result of which not only reputations and careers, but sometimes even human lives are destroyed. Today, looks, intonations, gestures, words \u2013 not to mention deeds and behaviors \u2013 are interpreted completely differently than they were perceived two or three decades ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This production features a character absent from Arthur Miller's original play \u2013 the clinic director, who conducts his own investigation into the results of the heroine's treatment. He tries to find out if any of these "new rules" have been violated. The doctor does indeed perform a small miracle \u2013 he gets a patient back on her feet whom no one else could cure. But his intervention in the complicated personal life of the family who asked for his help leads to its disintegration \u2013 even if it was not an ideal family even before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Was the doctor entitled to use the methods he applied? Can the treatment be considered a success if one person is cured at the expense of another? Where is the line beyond which healing becomes manipulation? There is no definitive answer to this question \u2013 neither from Arthur Miller, nor from the characters, nor from the creators of the show. The goal is to raise the question and invite the audience to formulate their own answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should be remembered that the piece Broken Glass<\/em> was written in the mid-1990s, and the action takes place in the late 1930s. The rise of the Nazis in Germany, the persecutions against the Jews, and the events of Kristallnacht<\/em> are essential to Miller's plot. Today, the historical circumstances are quite different, but the theme of various forms of anti-Semitism has unfortunately become frighteningly topical again. And although this topic occupies a less central place in the new version than in the original play, it remains an important one.\u201d \u2013 Roman Doljanski<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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