Macrinici Olga
Main achievement
Director. Youth Programs Coordinator at the National Theatre of Târgu-Mureș
About
Olga Macrinici, born on February 14, 1987, in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, is a remarkable theater creator with a solid career developed primarily in Romania. A graduate of the Bachelor's degree in Performing Arts – Directing at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and the Master's degree in Dramatic Writing at the University of Arts in Târgu-Mureș, under the supervision of Alina Nelega, she is currently a doctoral student at the same institution, researching post-Soviet dramaturgy of the new millennium. Among her notable achievements are the direction of the plays "Oxygen" by Ivan Vyrypaev at the Ariel Theater in Târgu-Mureș (2011), "DOCUANIMAL" at Reactor Cluj-Napoca (2016), "Mother Tongue. Mameloschn" by Sasha Marianna Salzmann and "GEN.EU" (co-directed with Andi Gherghe) at the National Theater Târgu-Mureș, as well as her own plays such as "MOLDOVASHOP. Avem di tăti!", presented at the VERBARIUM Festival in Chișinău. His artistic activity addresses essential themes such as the difficulties of contemporary youth, interculturality, animal rights, intergenerational dialogue, diversity, heteronormativity, and gender equity, reflecting a deep commitment to current social issues. He has collaborated extensively with institutions such as the National Theatre Târgu-Mureș, where between 2012 and 2017 he coordinated youth programs, the Guga Junior troupe, and volunteers, organizing playwriting workshops; the Ariel Theatre, with performances such as "Protected/Unprotected"; and European projects like Fabulamundi Playwriting Europe, Reactor de Creație și Experiment, or international festivals. He also founded the association ANIMACT, dedicated to discovering new voices in contemporary European dramaturgy, and has published in anthologies such as the one from the playwriting master's program at Târgu-Mureș. Besides artistic creation, Olga Macrinici has been involved in the community through her expertise in grant writing, project implementation, and cultural management, promoting live theater that speaks about real people. Recently relocated to the United Kingdom for a PhD in East European Studies, she continues to explore the link between the lack of new dramaturgy and post-Soviet authoritarian regimes. Her personal life remains discreet in public sources, but her passion for theater as a space for connecting with reality and marginalized voices defines a trajectory dedicated to social impact through art.
