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The fourth edition of the Playwriting Workshop led by actor and writer Mimi Brănescu will conclude with a series of staged readings presented between June 2 and 6, 2026, at the Media Hall of the National Theater of Bucharest. Conceived by Mimi Brănescu with the support of the National Theater of Bucharest (TNB), the project reflects, with each edition, the Bucharest National Theater’s ongoing commitment to supporting the new generation of playwrights and fostering their artistic debuts on a professional theater stage.

My name is Valeriu Ilisie, I’m 25 years old, and I’m the first person in my family who thought I could make a living doing what I love. I don’t know if I made the right choice, but for now, I’m giving it a try. I started acting when I was in elementary school, and ever since then, I’ve known that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. In college, I started reading a lot of plays and realized how important the text is for an actor, how every line in a good play has to mean something. It seemed like such a difficult task; I didn’t think I could ever do it, even though I knew I had things to say. Mimi gave me the courage to try.

“Blood of Your Blood” is a play I’ve been thinking about for a long time. Ever since I was little, I believed that all children have conflicts with their parents that they don’t know how to resolve. It’s a song about an unhappy relationship a boy has with his father. We can’t choose our parents. And I think we’re obligated to communicate with them so we can come to understand each other.

Translated by Andreea Codrea-Boeriu