I stayed last night at my friend Voicu’s apartment. He is the owner of Green Hours where we will be performing tomorrow night and Friday.
We had an interesting conversation this morning over coffee. Under Ceausescu he was a communist and had very strong beliefs in that regard. Now he is the owner of a bar/club. He jokes that “at least I do not make much profit, so I am a bad capitalist.” It was quite a lively discussion ranging from politics to war to economics.
This country is undergoing so much change and that sense of change is present everywhere. The juxtapositions of the pre-Communist architecture with the Ceausescu era buildings with the new hyper modern glass constructions. The city looks like cities in many romance language speaking parts of Europe, there are areas that could easily be in Italy or France. Yet right across the street is some huge Communist era cement monstrosity.
The people here are so welcoming and gracious. There can be a gruff exterior, but once you pass through that a genuine warmth that is just beautiful emerges.
Tonight I am going to see my friend Stephan’s play Colors. I am looking forward to it. He is bringing that and another piece of his The Sunshine Play to the New York Fringe Festival this year. Fortunately I return from Scotland a week before they leave, so I will get a chance to see them in New York. These were the plays that Stephan and Voicu presented in New York last summer at the Telephone Bar when I helped them procure lighting equipment. It will be nice to see them again.
I have a meeting now with the technical person at Green Hours to discuss our options for Antigone. We want to perform in the outdoor courtyard, but there is a strong forecast of rain, so we have to make an alternate indoor plan in that event. Both options are nice for the play, but the spaces are very different and will shape the play in very different and interesting ways.
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