It is one of the most famous theaters in Chisinau, founded on 11 September 1991. The theater was created at the initiative of a team of actors, graduates of the B. Shchukin Theatre School in Moscow, led by Petru Vutcărău. The playwright Eugène Ionesco personally agreed that the new theater should bear his name, a deeply symbolic gesture. Petru Vutcărău was the first director and artistic director of the theater, and he currently serves as the theater’s director.

The new troupe, already called the “Eugene Ionesco” Theatre, was temporarily based in Romania, in Râmnicu-Vâlcea, where they were provided with accommodation and a stage for performances. After five months of work in Vâlcea, the theater embarked on its first major tour, visiting the biggest cities of Romania. During this period, the troupe, taking its first steps, won several awards at various theater festivals and recorded two shows from its repertoire on Romanian Television.

In the summer of 1991, the theater returned to Chisinau. Its seat was temporarily located in different places, but finally, in February 2007, by governmental decision, the “Eugène Ionesco” Theatre was granted its own place – the building of the former recreation center, called “Moscow.”