Un po' per celia, un po' per non morir

Meo Boccuccia's Theatre Company presents

"A little for fun, a little to avoid dying" is a famous quip by Ettore

Petrolini and the title of his last memoir, published in 1936,

the year of his death. A phrase that encapsulates not only his humor,

but also his way of looking at life and theater.

The staging is a relentless ride through 12 of

Petrolini's most iconic characters, intertwining texts, songs, and

images. A journey into the man and the artist, a precursor of Futurism and

the Theater of the Absurd, the inventor of nonsense and phonetic virtuosity,

the founder of modern comedy.

A theatrical tribute that seeks not to be an end, but a means: to

know, reflect, be moved, and have fun, recreating that profound

bond between actor and spectator that for Petrolini was the very essence of

theater.

Based on the play, songs, and members of Ettore Petrolini. Edited by

Alessio Tempesta.

SETS AND FURNISHINGS UPHOLSTERY BY SERGIO & ANDREA CARLI

MULTIMEDIA AND LIGHTING BY TELE ORVIETO UNO BY GABRIELE PELLICCIA

COSTUME ASSISTANTS BY SILVIA ARACELI AND SABRINA GRISCI

MAKE-UP AND HAIR BY VALENTINA PAHOMI

GRAPHIC DESIGN BY VALENTINA SETTIMI