Theater Festival Program

June 16, 9:00 PM W Santa Rosalia

Featuring Orazio Bottiglieri, Gino Carista, and Tiziana Martilotti

Orazio Bottiglieri, Gino Carista, and Tiziana Martilotti take the stage at Santa Maria di Gesù in a performance that tells the story of a charming old man’s love and passion for Santa Rosalia. Through this passion, he reminisces about his past and shares stories, traditions, and customs with his son while spending his last days in a retirement home.

June 21, 9:00 PM Il calzino - How Santuzza is Remembered

Featuring Giorgio Pitarresi, Massimo Eugenio, and Eleonora Randazzo

Giorgio Pitarresi, Massimo Eugenio, and Eleonora Randazzo bring to the stage at Santa Maria di Gesù a story about repairs. In a time when life was less technological and materialistic, where everything was mended and even socks were not thrown away, the stories and passions of a Palermo family reminiscing about the beauties of the Festino are revived.

June 28, 9:00 PM Gnuranza - Tales and Retales

Featuring Agostina Somma, Giorgio Pitarresi, Ciro Chimento, and Gino Carista

Agostina Somma, Giorgio Pitarresi, Ciro Chimento, and Gino Carista portray, in their unique way, the customs and traditions of beloved Palermo. Four actors, but first and foremost, four Palermitans, meet their people and recount, with their charming and lively limited schooling, what Palermo used to be like.

July 5, 9:00 PM A Dinner to Start Over

By Orazio Bottiglieri

Featuring Orazio Bottiglieri, Ciro Chimento, Patri Franco, and Alessia Spatoliatore

Orazio Bottiglieri, Ciro Chimento, Patri Franco, and Alessia Spatoliatore bring to the stage a sweet story of rebirth. On the night of July 14, during the celebrations of the Festino di Santa Rosalia, the lives of three people are suddenly turned upside down; something unexpected and irreparable happens, but thanks to this event, when the opportunity to start over arises, life finally changes.

July 10, 9:00 PM L’Acchianata

The Compagnia Stabile di Santa Maria di Gesù presents an ironic and entertaining comedy. A tourist gets lost in the alleys of Corso Vittorio Emanuele and, unable to find her way, stops at a typical Palermo family’s home to ask for directions. This is how the young woman discovers the existence and significance of the Festino, the babbaluci, the fireworks, and the famous climb to Monte Pellegrino.

Organizer: Cultpalermo