Ana received her education from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, School of Letters, Romanian-English Section

Literary Activity:

1990-1995
Poetry, short prose and theater reviews in several literary magazines (Tribuna, Apostrof, Vatra, Contrapunct, Literatorul).

1995-2001
Theater reviews in the daily newspapers Ziarul de Cluj and Transilvania Jurnal.

1992
Prize in playwriting contest in Oradea for the play Fereastra cu fata; the play was published along with the other prize winning plays in a single volume.

1995
Stage debut in the State Theater of Oradea, as part of the 10th edition of the Festival of Short Theatrical Works, of the play Aproape o padure; the magazine Teatrul Azi publishes the short play Inima mincata

1996
Honorable mention for the children's play Poveste chinezeasca at The National Playwriting Contest "Camil Petrescu"

1997
The publishing house Expansion-Armonia, Bucuresi publishes in one volume the children's plays Pasarea galbena and Poveste chinezeasca; Romanian state radio (Radiodifuziunea Romana) broadcasts as part of its program "Theater for children" the play Poveste chinezeasca (director: Felix Alexa); the volume of plays for children Pasarea galbena/Poveste chinezeasca obtains the prize (de debut) at the Cluj branch of the Union of Writers (Uniunii Scriitorilor, Filiala Cluj); the play Copiii iSi picteaza riduri si se pierd printre adulti is nominated to compete in the playwriting contest UNITER.

1998
In the context of the International Festival of Theater in Sibiu the play Trei pronume personals - Three Personal Pronouns (also selected for discussion and possible production by Riprap Entertainment TV 2007) was performed in the section "spectacole lectura"; the play was published in a volume containing the other plays read at this festival by the Romanian Cultural Foundation (Fundatia Culturala Romana, Biblioteca Euphorion).

1999
Romanian state radio broadcasts the play Sfera de aur (with Mircea Albulescu, Monica Ghiuta, Oana Rasuceanu, Petre Lupu etc.)

2000
Prize in the radio screenplay writing competition organized by Romanian state radio for the play Poveste egipteana; the play is broadcast by Romanian state radio (director: Felix Alexa).

2001
Romanian state radio broadcasts the play Poveste Indiana (with Alexandrina Halic, Mihai Bisericanu, Petre Lupu, Constantin Codrescu, Coca Bloos etc.); on the stage of the Theater of Animation in Bacau the play Poveste chinezeasca is performed under the direction of Oana Leahu.

2002
Romanian state radio broadcasts the plays Pasarea Galbena and Povestea lui Miu, cel ce se temea sa devina zmeu.

2003
Romanian state radio broadcasts the plays Povestea ursuletilor- original title: larna in padure (asa cum soseste In fiecare an) and Frumosul din regatul adormit (both directed by Mihai Lungeanu); the internet magazine Riprap Entertainment in Hollywood, CA publishes three allegorical stories grouped together under the title How the Elephants, Dragons and Giraffes Got Their Color; contract signed with an organization the promotes audio theater, The One Act Players, in Los Angeles for the play Trista poveste a printesei din cel mai mic regat.

2004
Romanian state radio broadcasts the piay Trista poveste a printesei din cel mai mic regat (director: Mihai Lungeanu); the play Inima Mincata under the direction of Radu Corlateanu is performed at the art club "Black Elephant" in Chisinau.

2006
Ana Ripka is elected member of the Writers' Union, drama section, Bucharest branch (Uniunii Scriitorilor, Filiala Bucure§ti).
The radio station KUSF (San Francisco, CA, USA) broadcasts the play Sleeping Handsome (Frumosul din regatul adormit) produced for radio by the Shoestring Radio Theater in San Francisco; the show is made available to 111 public radio stations in 34 states through the "Public Radio Satellite Network"
The play Deja-vu by Ion Baiesu and the play Inima Mincata by Ana Ripka form the foundation upon which the show Deja-vu (director: Radu Corlateanu) is based. This show is performed at the Teatru de Comedie in Bucharest in the context of the project "Comedia tine la TINEri" (A project whose goal is to promote and support young creators of theater, actors, directors and scenographers)

2006 December
The Theatre for Children and Youth, Luceafarul" from lasi is staged. The play The Christmas of the Two Bear Cubs in Romanian; Craciunul cu doi ursuleti - original title: "The Winter in the forest (as it arrives every year)"; in Romanian: "larna in padure (asa cum soseste in fiecare an)."

STAGE PLAY

"THREE PERSONAL PRONOUNS"

SCRIPT ANALYSIS - UNCUT - Episode 30
Each week at the theatre, RACHEL SORSA KHOURY and DONACO SMYTH read and discuss original works submitted to Riprap Entertainment. Their critique determines what will be produced on our stage during the 2007 season. We can only air a portion of their discussion on our weekly half-hour broadcast. However, their in-depth analysis is uncut here, on the web in addition to the shorter version on our weekly broadcast.

THREE PERSONAL PRONOUNS is a STAGE PLAY written by ANA RIPKA of Cluj Napoca, ROMANIA

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