Dear Spectators

An act of love and remembrance signed by Danio Manfredini that brings to the stage the story of Arturo and Gino, two former psychiatric patients who share an apartment provided by Caritas. Between daily routines, cigarettes, shopping and dreams never extinguished, the two men oscillate between complaints, irony, visionary impulses and moments of mutual understanding, evoking memories of the psychiatric community from which they come. Gino imagines a theatrical work about the great themes of the world (revolution, technology, faith), trying to subliminate his suffering and aspiring to fame; Arturo dreams of a simple, normal life, a council flat and the affection of a partner. The show is born from materials collected by Manfredini over thirty years: dictated scripts, videos, thoughts and confessions of real patients, which restore voice, dignity and poetry to those who live on the margins. Between waiting, fragility and desire, the work recounts the suspension of time and invisible lives, offering a humane and delicate look at those trying to find a place in the world and live their lives with meaning and dignity.