Florian Zeller's “The Height of the Storm” is a disturbing story of the lives of the couple André and Madeleine, husband and wife, and their two daughters, Anne and Élise, who, after the death of their mother, intend to send their father to an asylum.
But what seemed obvious - the death of the mother/wife - is turned upside down in the next scene: who actually died, Madeleine or André? Whose mind is going on? The daughters? The father? What is real and what is imaginary?
The denouement remains shrouded in the same mystery that characterizes the whole play.
"The everyday existential realism is carefully studied and rendered in expressive poses that offer the actors a plethora of routine domestic gestures, but also evidence of affection in cross dialogues." (Dinu Grigorescu)
Translation: Bogdan Budeș
Set Design: Miruna Varodi
Technical director: Gabriel Bucătaru
Lighting: Cătălin Călin și Cristi Nica
Sound: Eduard Iordache
Prompter: Narcisa Mazilu
Dressing rooms: Constanța Miu și Geanina Bucătaru
Props: Laura Drăgan
Stagehands: Gabriel Simion, Alexandru Șerb, Florin Diaconescu, Marius Nicolae, Costi Mareș, Eugen Buruiană
Producers: Teatrul „Alexandru Davila” Pitești
Leading cast & crew:
- Andre (the father): Adrian Titieni
- Madeleine (the mother): Daniela Butușină
- Anne (the first daughter): Ioana Podăreanu
- Elise (the second daughter): Luana Lute
- The Woman: Lia Deaconu
- The Man: Vlad Popescu
Performance in Romanian, with translation into English
Duration: 1h 30min
Date of premiere: 13.12.2024
Original title: Avant de s’envoler Romania The Romanian Season
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