Writing / Playwriting

My Father, the Priest (Tatăl meu, preotul)

Târgu Mureș National Theatre (2017) · Apollo111 (2018)

2017
My Father, the Priest (Tatăl meu, preotul) at Apollo111: the son and mother face the priest father in a scene against a black background.
My Father, the Priest (Tatăl meu, preotul) – Apollo111, directed by Elena Morar · Photo: Adi Bulboacă

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An ordinary family — a mother, a father and their 25-year-old son — faces a fundamental change. The father, an Orthodox priest, and his wife have collected signatures for a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage. But can they still fit their ideal of the traditional family if their son, himself an Orthodox Christian, comes out as gay?

The play asks questions about faith and dogma, genuine feelings and the conflicts that unfold within ordinary families.

Selected for the 2018 National Theatre Festival.

Cast & creative team

Creative team

TextGabriel Sandu

Târgu Mureș National Theatre · Liviu Rebreanu Company

24 November 2017 · Studio Stage · 1 hr 20 min, no interval · 16+

Creative team

DirectionLeta Popescu
ScenographyTiberiu Toitan
Assistant costume designerEvelyn Iorga
Sound designBocsárdi Magor
Technical stage managerStelian Chițacu
PrompterLaura Moldovan

Cast

Vlad BîrzanuAndrei
Dan RădulescuThe father
Monica RisteaThe mother
Alexandru-Andrei ChiranBostan
Cristian IorgaMultiple roles
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Apollo111, Bucharest

Creative team

DirectionElena Morar
Scenography, set and costume designAlexandra Panaite

Cast

Valeriu AndriuțăDănuț, the priest
Mihaela TeleoacăThe priest’s wife
Andrei SabăuAndrei
Vlad NemeșBostan
Bogdan NechiforCoalition representative / Reporter / Villager
National Theatre Festival 2018 · 24 and 25 October, Apollo111