sentences:  He made his theater debut in 1946, as Puck in an Odeon Theatre production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".Soon after, he joined the theater company known as "Teatrul Municipal din Bucureşti", later renamed "Teatrul Bulandra", and directed his first stage production in 1957 – "The Rainmaker".In 1961, Ciulei gained an overall recognition for his version of Shakespeare's "As You Like It".