Ana V. Radulescu

Theatre Director

ABOUT

Ana V. Radulescu is an emerging theatre director currently based in North Carolina. Having grown up in Portland, Oregon, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and briefly Calarasi, Romania. Ana's work has been driven by the fascination with the different theatrcial traditions and expectations each unique culture has. She has particularly become fascinated with different physical theatre training techniques every different cultural and sociopolitical reality offers. She is committed to exploring what can be overlooked and to telling stories to audiences that do not commonly get to hear them.

Ana is a member of the Dramatist Guild as well as currently serving as the Young Ambassador for North Carolina representation within the Dramatist Guild. She is a directing alumni from the National Theater Institute as well as SITI Company Anne Bogart. Ana is one of the founding members of Skydive Productions, a North Carolina based production company that is committed to telling stories by voices who are not traditionally heard.

ABOUT image

RECENT PROJECTS

November - December 2018: Sarah Hankins' Assistant Director for the remount of A CHRISTMAS CAROL Adapted by Preston Lane, Traid Stage, Greensboro, North Carolina October - November 2018: Preston Lane's Assistant Director for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Adapted by Preston Lane, Triad Stage, Greensboro, North Carolina

A CHRISTMAS CAROL LINKA MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM LINK

IMAGES

Bacchae - Euripides' tale (translated by Aaron Poochigian) is brought to life through the conception that the cast is a traveling refugee theater troupe putting on the Bacchae to communities that they stop over in.
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Drip - A devised play written by five friends who were curious what would happen if there was a world where a human being was a bathtub and a lasso was a hair tie. Created at the National Theater Institute under the mentorship of The Debate Society.
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - This modern take on John Ford, adapted by Ana Radulescu, explores how in a world of excess and wealth, incest can become the only way of actually feeling something. This production featured a streamlined cast with character doubles, as well as a 90s Club Kid inspired Drag Ensemble.
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - Edward Albee's surreal one-act play chronicles a story of an intense injustice as popular singer Bessie Smith on her death bed is refused to be admitted into an all-white hospital. The ensemble explored the text through Suzuki stomping and Step Dancing as a form of non-verbal communal language
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
How We Got On - By Idris Goodwin chronicles a group of teens coming of age in the late 80s when rap is on the rise. Literally written to be spun like a mix tape, this outdoors found space production chronicles a coming of age story at the turn of a decade.
How We Got On - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - This is a two person show featuring many voice-overs by Ana Radulescu. It chronicles the story of a young girl coming to terms with her sexuality when it's okay to be gay.
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Women And Wallace - By Jonathan Marc Sherman is a variation on a coming of age story as a young boy deals with his mother's suicide through his various romantic relationships with women. This production was told in a garage paper mached with various early 2000s memorabilia to explore what was starting to become sentimental to a millennial audience.
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
The Tricky Part - Martin Moran's one-man show contemplates what it means to forgive in the name of God, while having been abused in the name of God as well.
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)

The Tricky Part - Martin Moran's one-man show contemplates what it means to forgive in the name of God, while having been abused in the name of God as well.
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)
The Tricky Part - (2018)

Bacchae - Euripides' tale (translated by Aaron Poochigian) is brought to life through the conception that the cast is a traveling refugee theater troupe putting on the Bacchae to communities that they stop over in.
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)
Bacchae - (2018)

'Tis Pity She's A Whore - This modern take on John Ford, adapted by Ana Radulescu, explores how in a world of excess and wealth, incest can become the only way of actually feeling something. This production featured a streamlined cast with character doubles, as well as a 90s Club Kid inspired Drag Ensemble.
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)
'Tis Pity She's A Whore - (2018)

Drip - A devised play written by five friends who were curious what would happen if there was a world where a human being was a bathtub and a lasso was a hair tie. Created at the National Theater Institute under the mentorship of The Debate Society.
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)
Drip - (2017)

The Death Of Bessie Smith - Edward Albee's surreal one-act play chronicles a story of an intense injustice as popular singer Bessie Smith on her death bed is refused to be admitted into an all-white hospital. The ensemble explored the text through Suzuki stomping and Step Dancing as a form of non-verbal communal language
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)
The Death Of Bessie Smith - (2016)

Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - This is a two person show featuring many voice-overs by Ana Radulescu. It chronicles the story of a young girl coming to terms with her sexuality when it's okay to be gay.
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)
Dear Curly-Haired Lesbians - (2016)

How We Got On - By Idris Goodwin chronicles a group of teens coming of age in the late 80s when rap is on the rise. Literally written to be spun like a mix tape, this outdoors found space production chronicles a coming of age story at the turn of a decade.
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)
How We Got On - (2016)

Women And Wallace - By Jonathan Marc Sherman is a variation on a coming of age story as a young boy deals with his mother's suicide through his various romantic relationships with women. This production was told in a garage paper mached with various early 2000s memorabilia to explore what was starting to become sentimental to a millennial audience.
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)
Women And Wallace - (2014)

VIDEO

RESUME

To view and download a full resume please click the link below:


RESUME



Collaboration with Hannah Waters

Hannah Waters and Ana Radulescu met in June 2018 working with SITI Company in Saratoga, New York. Waters, based in London, has been researching the process of following the patterning of three dimensional relief sculptures as inspiration for a series of movements. Radulescu, based in North Carolina, has been fascinated with the Viewpoints movement system and the affect technology has had on the body of the theater artist as well as the theater observer. Together they have teamed up to explore the results of technology coexisting in time and space with the human body on stage, hoping to unlock a post post-modern reality of presence for our current and upcoming generation.

 

CONTACT

Selected Work Samples

Production Image Portfolio

The following is a sample of production and workshop photos from various production opportunities.

Phone Sequence (A Short Video Project)

The following link is a link to Phone Sequence is a short video which was shot, composed, and directed by Ana Radulescu in collaboration with Sanaz Ghajar as part of the Hangar Lab's Wedgeseries as part of a larger devising process entitled Housework.

HART Sample Footage

The following Youtube linkis a sample of a recently directed performance entitled H.A.R.T (An Online Crucifixion for a Better Tomorrow) is an original devised one man show by The National Theatre of Antarctica and was initially developed with the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training. It is a tearing open of the pathologies of white savior-ism through the lens of an office duo tasked with saving the world.


I BUILT MY SITE FOR FREE USING