Marius Benta

The story you can tell isn’t the real story
(2010, ‘Povestea povestita nu e povestea adevarata’)

• a two-act stage play in Romanian
• characters: 5 F, 7 M
• unproduced

Someone’s knocking (1994, ‘Bate cineva’)

• a one-act stage play in Romanian
• characters: 1 F, 2 M
• produced (first time) at Cluj city’s Euphorion Studio, National Theatre; director: Dorin Boca; with: Anca Hanu (as Ana), Miron Maxim (as Samuel), and Silvius Iorga (as The Guest); stage designer: Malina Mandru
• first performance on 13^th June, 2010
• review (in Romanian) by Paul Boca in Art Act Magazine

Miron Maxim, Silvius Iorga, and Anca Hanu in "Someone's knocking"

The Assassination of the Marquis de Sade (2009, ‘Asasinarea Marchizului de Sade’)

• a one-act stage play (English and Romanian versions available)
• characters: 2 F, 2 M
• produced (first time) at Cluj city’s Euphorion Studio, National Theatre; director: László Oliver; with: Catalin Codreanu (as The Marquis), Radu Largeanu (as Royer), Anca Hanu (as Constance), and Romina Merei (as Madeleine); stage designer: Malina Mandru; production stage manager: Arhidiade Muresan; lighting: Alexandru Corpodean
• first performance on 22^nd May, 2010
• read a short excerpt on Production Script

Radu Largeanu and Catalin Codreanu in "The Assasination of the Marquis de Sade"

City Break (2009)

• a short screenplay in Romanian (joint author: László Oliver)
• produced in Cluj by László Oliver (director) on 16 mm film
• with: Cristian Grosu (as Robert; see photo below), Anca Cipariu (as Sandra; see photo below), Oana Ianuli (as Ivona), and Miron Maxim (as The Waiter)
• credits: Cristian Pascariu (photograhy), Mihát Konrád & Catalin Vanda (lighting), Andrada Popan Dorca (first loader), Paul Frandos (camera assistant), Mihai Leaha (making of), Oana  Barna (photographer), Cristina Secareanu (assistant director), Gabor Xantus (professor coordinator, Babes-Bolyai University)

Anca Cipariu and Cristian Grosu in "City Break"

The Fourth City (2008, ‘Al patrulea oras’)

• a short screenplay in Romanian (joint author: Flavius Lucacel)
• unproduced

Cercan (2007)

• a short story in English
• published in Fly in the Head No. 6 (Sofia), pp. 49-50
• turned into a short film in 2008 (watch it below with English subtitles) starring young Romanian actor Rares Lucaci, directed by Alexandra Felseghi, co-produced by Sebastian Hetea

Runaway (2005)

• read it online
• a short story in English
• published in Versal No. 3 (Amsterdam), pp. 26-27

Yellow (2004)

• a short story in English
• read it here
• initially published in Local Minds (Budapest)

Apples and Walnuts (2005)

• a short story in English
• read it here

Faint Stroke (2005)

• a short screenplay (23 pages)
• unproduced

The Green House (1994, ‘Casa cu verdeata’)

• a short story in Romanian
• published in “Super Nova” No. 48 (5th October 1993, Iasi), p. 4

Empirical Sequences (1993, ‘Secvente empirice’)

• a one-act play in Romanian (based on an idea by Dan Mate)
• characters: 1 F, 2 M
• published in: “Thalia Inter Artes” 4/1993 (Cluj), pp. 1-6

Story with Wolves and Clowns (1993, ‘Poveste cu lupi si bufoni’)

• a short story in Romanian
• published in “Echinox” ?/1993 (Cluj)

Home (1992, ‘Acasa’)

• a short story in Romanian
• published in “Echinox” 11-12/1992 (Cluj), p. 15

Alice Is Dead (1990: ‘Alis a murit’)

• a short story in Romanian
• published in “Alfa” 3/1990 (Deva), p. 9