An irresistible satire of petit-bourgeois aspirations by one of the great masters of German interwar stage
Our series of theatrical gems from some of the best theaters in Romania continues with the still relevant satire of petit-bourgeois aspirations "Kasimir and Karoline" by Ödön von Horváth, one of the great masters of German interwar stage, brought to contemporary life with cruel precision by the celebrated director László Bocsárdi and engagingly performed by the excellent ensemble of the "Liviu Rebreanu" Company of the National Theater of Târgu Mureș.
Published in 1932 and reflecting the tension of the interwar period, "Kasimir and Karoline" presents a world on the edge of dissolution, a genuine vanity fair preceding the Second World War, a tragedy that would forever change the destiny of humankind. In director László Bocsárdi’s artistic vision, the action is moved to a precarious present time, to a historical moment when the scars of the past and the turmoil of the day to day life shape an indefinite future. But, as the play teaches us from the very beginning, "[...] love will never end."
KASIMIR AND KAROLINE
by Ödön von HORVÁTH
Directed by László BOCSÁRDI
Set Designer: József BARTHA
Costume Designer: Zsuzsanna KISS
Dramaturgist: Crista BILCIU
Choreographer: Noémi BEZSÁN
Composer: Magor BOCSÁRDI
Light designer: Tamás BÁNYAI
Assistant Director: Judit-Andrea KACSÓ
Set Designer Assistant: Zsuzsi SZŐKE
Video mapping: Noiseloop STUDIO
Prompter: Iolanda BELBE
Stage Manager: Stelian CHIȚACU
CAST:
KASIMIR – Luchian Pantea
KAROLINE – Ale Țifrea
MERKL FRANZ – Nicu Mihoc
ERNA – Monica Ristea
SCHÜRZINGER – Dan Rădulescu
RAUCH – Theo Marton
SPEER – Csaba Ciugulitu
ELLI – Loredana Dascălu
MARIA – Georgiana Gherghu
HEINDRICH – Richard Balint
JOHANN – Ștefan Mura
JUANITA – Cristina Holtzli
FIRST ASSISTANT – Radu Anastas
SECOND ASSISTANT – Daniel Vișan
PEOPLE WITH ABNORMALITIES – Judit-Andrea Kacsó, Laurențiu Barnea, Ioan Rusu, Andrei Vornicu
A production of the "Liviu Rebreanu" Company of the National Theater of Târgu Mureș
Photo credit: Cristina Gânj