“It’s also about dreams,” says Toto. “About the fact that everyone has dreams that they’re trying to achieve.” The leader Iounut nods and says that the play shows how important it is to accept and trust one another. That lots of people have to work together to achieve their goals, even if the odds are against them.
Ionut doesn’t come from Ferentari himself. He often encounters prejudice about the area and the young people living there.

“Some people ask me: ‘How can you work with those people?’ But most are positive, although they are surprised when they see teenagers acting out scenes about drugs, teenage pregnancies, racism and discrimination. Sometimes they ask whether the young people can really understand such things.
We know they do.”

Importance of humour
“We tackle lots of difficult things, but we always use humour too,” says Toto.
“We’re teenagers after all, so it shouldn’t be too serious. I think people learn a lot from watching our plays. I can also see that they’re happy for our sake, and their happiness and compassion makes me happy too.”