As guests entered the teaching building at ECLA this Sunday, they were presented with two plates of food: one filled with apples and the other with peanuts. This was not just a Sunday evening snack, but was meant quite literally to be food for thought: it was the opening of ECLA alumna Adina Scortescu’s (AY 2004-2005, Romania) production of the Romanian play The Snowman (in an English translation). Actors Brindusa Birhala (ISU 2005, Romania) and Sofiya Skachko (AY 2004-2005, Ukraine) performed in the main roles of the play, which explores loneliness in contemporary society. Lucian Cosinchi (AY 2004-2005, Romania) performed music as part of the performance.