„The Man Who Dreamt with His Eyes Open”, a new performance on the stage of the „Toma Caragiu” Theatre
April brings to the stage of the „Toma Caragiu” Theatre a performance that combines the strength of a contemporary text with the enthusiasm of a young creative team. Following the recent premiere of „A Delivery”, the repertoire of the Drama Section is rounded out with a new original title: „The Man Who Dreamt with His Eyes Open”, written and directed by Andrei Radu, who is making his debut in this artistic role.
On Thursday, 23 April, and Friday, 24 April, at 6:30 p.m., audiences will be able to see the first performances of a show that offers a profound, troubling, and poetic stage experience. The new production is designed by Ionuț Vișan (set design), with lighting design by Ionuț Aldea, video design by Ionuț Manea, and music composed by Alin Teglaș.
The cast features Dragoș Maxim, Theodora Sandu, and Vlad Nicolici, actors who bring to life a tense, fragile, and intensely human dramatic universe.
„The Man Who Dreamt with His Eyes Open” offers a theatrical exploration of the fine line between reality and hallucination, between love and the abyss, between creation and self-destruction. The performance follows the fate of Eduard, a composer beset by anguish, guilt, and powerlessness, caught up in a constant dialogue with his own phantasms. Beside him stand Eliza, his wife and therapist, and Emilian, his friend from his youth and partner in a musical project that once held the promise of success.
Structured as a swing between two time planes – idealistic youth and disillusioned maturity – the production captures the confrontation with unfulfilled dreams, artistic failure, and the gradual fracturing of inner balance. In trying to rediscover meaning through music, Edi ends up turning sounds into the echo of his own hallucinations. Reality begins to unravel: the image of an imaginary daughter, the projection of a perfect family, the phantasm of a brilliant career become illusory refuges that conceal a profound depression and a traumatic past.
The performance is staged in studio format and is recommended for audiences aged 16 and over.
Tickets can be purchased from the Theatre’s Box Office, telephone 0244.522.774 / 0721 367 631.