Like a Rolling Man is an intimate monologue about the passing of time and our responsibilities towards the future.
On a bench, a man reflects on the birth of his daughter and the uncertainties of a world in crisis. Next to him, a musician plays, while fears and hopes mingle with the cry of nature and the new generations. Because the future of the planet is also theirs.
directed and written by Maura Pettorruso
with Stefano Pietro Detassis
live music by Andrea Casna
lighting by Federica Rigon
It's late. Science says so, Nature repeats it, and green movements around the world echo it, launching appeals and leading demonstrations. And theater is the perfect sounding board to carry this cry for help even further. Like a Rolling Man is a monologue that welcomes and translates these urgent issues into theatrical narrative. A man waits, sitting on a bench in a city park. A few steps away from the hospital in his city where his partner has just given birth. It is evening. The wards are quiet and he finds himself reflecting on this child who is about to arrive. Is it right to become a father today? What kind of father will he be? What kind of world will he hand over to her?
