 In 1963, Ştefănescu continued his set design and costume work with "Război şi pace" ("War and Peace") by Alfred Neumann, Erwin Piseator, and Guntram Prüfer, based on the Tolstoy novel.This production was the first in Romania to combine traditional stage settings with the photographic slide projection.The same year, he also designed sets for the "Portretul" ("The Portrait") by Alexandru Voitin, and took a study trip to the Black Sea coast near Tuzla.