Thomas Caragiu Theatre Ploiesti, Muntenia

Thomas Caragiu Theatre Ploiesti - details and images

Caragiu Thomas Theatre, with a history of over 55 years - as a repertory theater - promoted Romanian drama both on the universal and, from antiquity to contemporary, always trying to combine accessibility with wide repertoire of dramatic formula vanguard.

Drama Department
In the summer of 1947, the ruins of the former "German halls, where he worked throughout the war" Military Officers Club Germans ", located on St. Anastase Panu, to build a modern theater. Hall had 500 seats, floor and balcony.

The inauguration took place on 13 December 1947 under the title: United Trade Union Theater. It did not have a proper scheme of organization. It was a theater of cultural projects.

The Ministry has sponsored arts activities, and on 1 February 1949 decided to transform the United Trade Union Theater Theatre Ploiesti.
1953 was extremely important for the evolution of theater Ploiesti. The directorial chair was called the young man - he had 28 years - and amazing actor and theater man, Thomas Caragiu. The period 1953-1965 was estimated as Caragiu AGE.

Since theater is called Thomas Caragiu 09/06/1991 and since then Lucian Sabados took over the theater.
On 30 January 1998 was completed modernization of the theater seat, making it one of the best equipped places of entertainment in the country.

Through its specialized agencies and the Ministry of Culture UNITER, as well as a result of management's documentation and direct contacts with reputable bodies in the field of theater arts impresariatului, copyright, to several literary agents and publishing houses, the theater was Thomas Caragiu in a permanent dialogue with national and international major drama schools.

Review Section
On April 15, 1957 local government has agreed to set up a polling Estrada, distributing, provisionally, as the location, summer garden center. Mystery at the inaugural Premier Estrada takes place on 3 July 1957.

This pop in theater structure was beneficial in all respects. During self-financing could organize large-scale performances in gyms, stadiums, parks, resorts, bars, etc.. bringing with significant costs, substantial revenues.
At the threshold of a half century of existence, "Majestic" now presents a comprehensive balance sheet of successes, with a status of genuine art and culture institution in which dominants have been and remain cardinal team spirit, high standards and competence, good taste and performance.

Dolls Section
On September 24, 1952 State Theatre Ploiesti, under the direction of Michael Tule, and add a new section, the Dolls.
Puppet Theater as the disheveled, he will present on September 25, 1952, second prize: House of M. Varadi pitcher and the story of a firefly and Gabriel Ionita Ana Teodorescu, directed by Titi Petripop.
Actors - puppeteers had been schooled in the Ploiesti area at the Popular Conservatory, through a crash course in handling the puppets and the art of acting.

Of the said fund puppeteers: Fenato Marcela, Elena Ivanescu. Josephine Cuberski, Baron Rica, Coca Mantia, Tony Nastase Biro and Anghel.
In 1953, when the direction of the State Theatre Ploiesti Caragiu Thomas comes, it will support the puppeteers artists giving them the chance to complete their art by performing two stages of specialized courses held at Theatre Tandarica Bucharest.

Puppet Theater but lacked its own hall shows. A good piece of time and work took place in cinema "Corso", then in the cinema "Colorado" - heritage building built between 1839 - 1841, Austrian neo-Gothic style, is a smaller copy of the palace near Trieste , Maximilian Count of Miramar. This room is the shrine today Puppet Theatre "disheveled."
The scene here were born true art shows and recognized by critics as little people.

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