Roberta Torre is the new Artistic Director of the Pirandello Theatre

Agrigento – Director and author Roberta Torre has been appointed Artistic Director of the Pirandello Theatre in Agrigento. The proposal, put forward by General Director Salvo Prestia , was approved by the Foundation's Board of Directors , composed of Gaetano Airò, Giulio Cinque, Andrea Cirino, and Giuseppe Miccichè , and chaired by Alessandro Patti .

This appointment marks a significant turning point for the historic Agrigento theater. Torre, one of the most original and visionary voices on the Italian artistic scene, will bring his poetics, a blend of languages , visual storytelling , experimentation , and cultural roots . The new direction will focus on new dramaturgies , intersections between theater, film, music, and the visual arts , and the multimedia rediscovery of Pirandello's work , reaching out to cultural peripheries and marginalized voices .

"Roberta Torre is not just a renowned director: she is an author who loves to shape the image of reality through strong, complex, and visually powerful narratives. Her Sicily is alive and vibrant, and now Agrigento has the privilege of welcoming her as an artistic guide. Prepare yourselves for a theater that pulsates, surprises, and excites: welcome, Roberta Torre."— Alessandro Patti , President of the Pirandello Theater Foundation

“I am honored and delighted to have been given this role. The prestige of the Pirandello Theater in Agrigento, its beauty, its history, are an extraordinary Italian heritage. I am thrilled to think of being part of it. I am happy to return to work in Sicily, where I was born artistically. I hope to contribute with a vision that significantly includes the new generations.”— Roberta Torre , Artistic Director

"Roberta Torre fully embodies the spirit of the Teatro Pirandello: a bold vision, an aesthetic rooted in Sicily with an international reach, a voice that speaks to the present with creative and conscious force. With her appointment, the theater embarks on a journey of valorizing talent, openness to contemporary languages, and renewed historical memory."— Salvo Prestia , General Director

Roberta Torre, born in Milan but Sicilian by adoption, has a career studded with prestigious awards: David di Donatello, Nastro d'Argento, and Lion of the Future at the Venice Film Festival. Her dazzling debut with Tano da morire (1997), a musical filmed on the streets of Palermo, marked a new way of narrating the South and the Mafia, through irony and poetry.

Among her films: Sud Side Stori (2000), Angela (2002), Mare nero (2006), Riccardo va all'inferno (2017), Le favolose (2022), Mi fanno male i capelli (2023). Her works have been screened at the most important international festivals, from Cannes to Sundance , from Locarno to Rome . Also the author of short films and innovative theatrical pieces, Torre was the first woman to direct a show at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse with Gli Uccelli (2012).

A teacher in Italy and abroad, he has always built his works starting from the territory and the genius loci , and Agrigento — now the Italian Capital of Culture 2025 — will be his new creative stage.

The new 2025-2026 theater season will be presented on August 12th at 11:00 a.m. at the Teatro Pirandello. This eagerly anticipated event promises a cultural turning point for the city and its audiences.

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