The comedy written by the brilliant theater figure Tudor Mușatescu, The Supreme Feast, is once again staged by director Beatrice Rancea, this time at Luceafărul Hall. A vibrant show, with nine characters, The Supreme Feast enjoys an exceptional cast – Magda Catone, Luminița Erga, Silviu Biriș, Mihai Baranga, Cristi Toma, Vlad Lință, Cristina Constantinescu, Monica Dobrișan, and with the extraordinary participation of soprano Arlinda Morava.

A bubbly comedy, with bitter reverberations, The Supreme Feast satirically depicts a gathering of parvenus who believe they belong to “high society.” At a New Year’s Day party, just after New Year’s Eve, the news of a possible poisoning with mushrooms will hit mercilessly and change everything. All those present, relatives and old friends, show their true colors under the threat of imminent death. They want to spend their last moments in happiness; however, alcohol and the proximity of the tragic end loosen their tongues and thus reveal things that should have remained hidden, settle scores, and bring to light secrets and malice. The ending is unexpected, precisely because of the candid way in which it reveals human greed, pettiness, and folly.

Written for radio theater, The Supreme Feast is a lesser-known text by the author of the much more famous Titanic-Vals and ...Escu, Tudor Mușatescu, and was performed on the radio by artists such as Radu Beligan alongside Mihai Fotino in 1960 (artistic direction Mihai Zirra) and Dem Rădulescu, Sanda Toma, Alexandru Giugaru, Nineta Gusti in 1969 (artistic direction Constantin Moruzan).

The production The Supreme Feast offers the theater and culture-loving public an effervescent show in which social comedy blends with musical moments in the directorial vision of theater, opera, and ballet creator Beatrice Rancea. Renowned for her creative approaches to famous texts, Beatrice Rancea signs the stage adaptation, stage movement, and light design of the show and offers the audience a contemporary and original interpretation of the dramatic text from the ‘60s.

Direction and stage adaptation: BEATRICE RANCEA

Cast: MAGDA CATONE, LUMINIŢA ERGA, SILVIU BIRIȘ, MIHAI BARANGA, CRISTI TOMA, VLAD LINȚĂ, CRISTINA CONSTANTINESCU, MONICA DOBRIȘAN

As the dog Pufi: Don Vito

Light design and stage movement: BEATRICE RANCEA

Scenography: MARIA MIU

Show duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes (without intermission)