The New Teatro Troisi season in Naples continues with Sergio Assisi, starring in Mi dimetto da uomo (I Resign as a Man), a play written by the actor himself with Simone Repetto, who also directed it. On stage alongside Assisi is Giuseppe Cantore, in a production that intertwines words, body, and thought in the space on Via Leopardi, directed by Pino Oliva.
Running from January 22nd to 25th and from January 29th to February 1st (weekdays at 21 pm, Saturday double performance at 18 pm and 21 pm, Sunday at 18 pm), the show brings to the stage a disoriented, lost humanity, deprived of ethical and emotional reference points. Assisi gives voice to an open-hearted tale, suspended between narrative and social satire, embodying the figure of a modern jester: ironic and merciless, light-hearted and profound, capable of making people smile and, immediately after, hitting the mark.
Direct dialogue with the audience becomes the tool for exploring contemporary habits, hopes, dreams, and miseries. In a world dominated by selfishness and fragility, the protagonist attempts to cling to beauty, love, and poetry as his last footholds. But these very values, continually tested, lead to a central and disturbing question: is it still possible to remain human?
An unexpected presence shatters every certainty: a caustic and implacable spirit, who intervenes to correct, unmask, and mock, forcing the protagonist to confront a bitter truth, without discounts or consolations.
A beloved face on film, television, and stage, Sergio Assisi boasts a career spanning popular and high-quality films, from Guardians of the Clouds to Capri, from Elisa di Rivombrosa 2 to Inspector Nardone, to The Student 3 and Gloria, alongside Sabrina Ferilli and Massimo Ghini, as well as the films It Never Rains in Naples and My Kingdom for a Butterfly. At the Troisi Theatre, however, Assisi chooses the risk of live theater, one that doesn't reassure but interrogates, leaving the audience alone to face their own questions.
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I saw that Sergio Assisi's show looks interesting, but I'm not sure if I'll go. The description is good, but the topics covered may be overwhelming for some audiences. Maybe I should do more research before deciding.