2003 edition

Mangalia, August 28 – 30, 2003
 „… HOP IS THE GALA OF THOSE WHO OVERCOME
            their own limits,
            their own fears,
their own apprehension towards critics,
their own egos in front of the colleagues from the same generation.
OUT OF LOVE FOR THEATRE “
Cornel Todea
Manager of the HOP Gala
 The Jury

  • Cristina Modreanu, theatre critic
  • Felix Alexa, director
  • Stefan Iordache, actor
  • Virginia Mirea, actress
  • Cornel Todea, director, president

Contestants in the individual section

  • MARIA OBRETIN – “Credo“ by Craig Lucas
  • NATALIE ESTER – “Curriculum vitae“ by Ram Bam Tym – WINNER
  • MONICA FLORESCU – “Condemned Property” (“Proprietate condamnata“) by Tennesse Williams
  • RAMONA DRAGULESCU – “Mademoiselle Esco“ after Eugen Ionesco
  • CIPRIAN COJENEL – “The Attempt to Be Different” („Incercarea de a fi altfel“) collage of texts by Alexandru Vlahuta, Paulo Coelho
  • TOMA EMIL DANILA – “The Barefoot Butterfly” („Fluturele descult“) by Lia Bugnar
  • DELIA LAZAR – Nina in “A Strange Interlude” („Straniu interludiu“) by Eugene O’Neill
  • MARIAN RADUCU – “Who Else Is Walking Down the Road” („Cine mai trece pe drum“) after “In Lilieci” („La Lilieci“) by Marin Sorescu
  • DANA DUMITRESCU – Collage from “These Sad Angels” („Acesti ingeri tristi“) by D. R. Popescu and “The Girl Made of Artificial Silk” („Fata din matase artificiala”)  by  Irmgard Keun
  • ADRIAN VANCICA – Text after “Clown Wanted” („Angajare de clovn“) by Matei Visniec-WINNER

Contestants in the group section

  • “The Last Show” („Ultimul spectacol“) by Catalin Rotaru, collective stage direction, starring: CARMEN LOPAZAN, DANA ROTARU, CATALIN ROTARU, IONUT ALIN IONESCU, CATALIN STANCIU
  • “The Mute Waiter”(„Chelnerul mut“) adaptation after the homonymous play by Harold Pinter, directed by Criprian Nicolaiasa and Rares Traian Parlog, starring: CIPRIAN NICOLAIASA, RARES TRAIAN PIRLOG
  • “Novecento“ after Alessandro Barrico, directed by Florin Vidamski, starring: FLORIN VIDAMSKI, FATMA MOHAMED
  • “Born Guilty” („Nascut vinovat“) by Ari Roth, directed by Erwin Simsensohn, starring:  IULIAN POSTELNICU, IOAN ANDREI IONESCU, VIOREL COJANU, RALUCA CRISTINA ALEXANDRA OPREA, TOMA EMIL DANILA, ERWIN SIMSENSOHN
  • “Condemned Property” („Proprietate condamnata“) after Tennesse Wiliams, directed by Vasile Toma, starring:  MIHAI CALOTA, CRISTIAN POPA,  MARIA CRISTINA SERBU
  • “The Bear” („Ursul“) by Anton Pavlovici, directed by Mihaela Triboi, starring: IOANA CALOTA, ALEXANDRU NEDELCU, LUCIAN GHIMISI – WINNER

WINNER OF THE “SICA ALEXANDRESCU“ AWARD – IOANA CALOTA – group section, with the show ‘The Bear” („Ursul“) by Anton Pavlovici, directed by Mihaela Triboi

WINNER OF THE “TIMICA“ AWARD – RALUCA CRISTINA ALEXANDRA OPREA – group section, with the show “Born Guilty” („Nascut vinovat“) by Ari Roth, directed by Erwin Simsensohn