2001 edition

Mangalia, August 22 – 24, 2001
„Hop“ = ???
„Hop“ = wanting to succeed!
„Hop“ = to dream about your victory and
to assume this dream and
turn it into reality.
„Hop“ = knowing yourself.
„Hop“ = accepting the Others.
„Hop“ = contronting with the Others
„Hop“ = stand in line with the Others.
„Hop“ = love the Others.
„Hop“ = the success that gives you the confidence to fight for success.
„Hop“ = the Winners’ Gala
Cornel Todea
Manager of the HOP Gala

The Jury

  • Tudor Marascu, director
  • Cristina Modreanu, theatre critic
  • Stefan Iordache, actor
  • Emilia Popescu, actress
  • Cornel Todea, director, president

Contenstants in the individual section

  • MAGDALENA OFELIA POPII – “Whims” („Capricii“) after Olga Delia Mateescu
  • CLARA FLORES – “Silicon Valley“ by Saviana Stanescu – WINNER
  • MIHAI ARSENE – “The Lesson” (“Lectia“) by Eugen Ionescu
  • CRISTINA SERBU – “No Name” („Fara nume“) after Ana Blandiana, William Shakespeare, I.L.Caragiale, Titus Popovici
  • LUIZA MALASINCA – „Rada“, collage of texts by Radu Boureanu, Tudor Dumitru Savu, William Shakespeare, Joaquim Pasos
  • VERA LINGURARU AURIAN – “Mrs Y on a Trip” („Doamna Y in voiaj“) collage from “Three Women” („Trei femei“) by Eduard Jurist, “The Thirst and the Hunger” („Setea si Foamea“) by Eugen Ionescu, Marin Sorescu, Vasile Alecsadri
  • MARIUS RIZEA – “The Freshman” („Bobocul“) by I.L.Caragiale – WINNER
  • CRISTINA CHIRILA – “The Woman as a Battlefield” („Femeia ca un camp de lupta“) by Matei Visniec
  • ADA SIMIONICA – Sylvie in “Daily and Nightly Chronicles” („Cronici din toate zilele, cronici din toate noptile“) by Xavier Durringer

Contestants in the group section

  • “Man’s Life” („Viata omului“) after Leonid Andreev, directed by Vitalie Bichir, starring:  LUIZA MALASINCA, MARIUS MANOLE, EMILIAN OPREA, CRISTIAN POPA, LIVIU PINTILEASA, IONELA HANGANU, FLORENTINA TILEA, ELENA ANDRON, DUMITRU NASTRUSNICU, LUDMILA FILIP
  • “Family Stories” („Povesti de familie“) by Biljana Srbljanovic, starring: IOANA FLORA, LILI PREPELICINIC, DRAGOS BUCUR, ALEXANDRU GHEORGHIU
  • “Mr Leonida Confronting the Reaction” („Conu’ Leonida fata cu reactiunea“) by I.L.Caragiale, starring: MARIUS RIZEA, CRISTIAN CRETU
  • “Call it Clover” (Zi ca-i bine“) de Wil Calhoun, directed by Florin Piersic Jr., starring:  ANDREEA BIBIRI, SERBAN PAVLU, GHEORGHE IFRIM – WINNER
  • “A Pocketful of Bread” („Buzunarul cu paine“) by Matei Visniec, directed by: Vitalie Bichir, starring: MARIUS MANOLE, EMILIAN OPREA