„(Mono)dramas of unknown women” at „Mihai Eminescu” National Th eater in Chisinau

Abstract

Th e female characters of the mono-shows in the „Valeriu Cupcea” Studio Hall of the „Mihai Eminescu” National Th eater in Chisinau soar, mutely or tumultuously, „In search of the lost self ”. With a test of high quality talent, Diana Decuseară demonstrated this in the monodrama directed by Vitalie Drucec I’m afraid of the Black Sea (2010), aft er the play Nudistii by Irina Nechit, dedicated to the problems and condition of women in society. The inner turmoil of the Beloved from the show Letter from an unknown woman (2014), by Stefan Zweig, directed by Nugzar Lordkipanidze (Georgia), are rendered in depth by Ana Tkacenko, who externalizes in filigree the dramatic and scenic transformation of her heroine. In the Maria Tănase one-man show I would die, death does not come to me (2017), directed by Nelly Cozaru, the knot of life „Th e Master Birds of the Romanian Song” is skillfully handled by Ecaterina Mardari, who masterfully carries her character on the road of the ages of human life. The tonalities of the actresses’ monologues are subtle and appropriate, balancing humor and irony with omnipresent sadness, without slipping into the pathetic. Th e three performances sensitize the spectators and invite them from a collective therapy to a cathartic participation.