Sipari delle Marche - Amateur Theatre Festival
The first regional festival of amateur theatre, travelling through historic stages
About Sipari delle Marche
A festival that opens the curtains of all the Marche
Sipari delle Marche is the first edition of a regional festival entirely dedicated to amateur theatre, conceived and organized by GAT Marche (Marche Amateur Theatre Group), the association that brings together the amateur theatre companies active throughout the region. Inaugurated in Macerata, the provincial capital in the heart of the Marche, the festival is designed as a true travelling journey through historic stages and cities, capable of uniting towns and theatres from all over the territory in a single major review.
Fourteen stops, fourteen communities
The event unfolds over several months, from autumn to spring, touching fourteen municipalities in the Marche region that host the festival's stops: Macerata, Sant'Angelo in Pontano, Matelica, San Severino Marche, Campofilone, Altidona, Montecosaro, Corridonia, Servigliano, Porto San Giorgio, Loreto, Appignano, Monte San Vito, and Fermo. Each stop brings a local amateur company to the stage, with comedies, plays in the Marche dialect, and performances that tell the popular identity of the Marche.
Dialect, passion, and community
The festival was born with a precise mission: to promote theatre made by those who love it, by those who take the stage out of passion and not as a profession. It is no coincidence that the inauguration in Macerata, at the Auditorium Dante Cecchi of the Mozzi Borgetti Library, opened with the conference "Amateur theatre between dialect, Italian, passion, and community", dedicated to the role of dialect as a gateway to culture and collective memory. Amateur theatre, as the organization reminds us, generates knowledge, builds trust, and helps communities grow.
In Macerata, where it all begins
Macerata is the inaugural city of the festival. After the opening conference, the historic Teatro Lauro Rossi hosts the first performance of the review, entrusted to a local amateur theatre company. This 18th-century gem of Macerata, one of the most beloved Italian-style theatres in the Marche, thus becomes the gateway to a journey that concludes months later at the Teatro dell'Aquila in Fermo.
Widespread patronage
The initiative enjoys the patronage of the Marche Region, the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Fermo, and the fourteen Municipalities hosting the stops. Institutional support that testifies to the cultural and social value of a review capable of bringing community theatre, local companies, and the public of the towns and cities of the Marche back to the centre.
Why it's worth it
- It is the first regional festival entirely dedicated to amateur theatre in the Marche
- A travelling programme across fourteen historic theatres and municipalities in the region
- Performances in the Marche dialect and traditional popular comedies
- Affordable ticket prices for an authentic community performance
Sipari delle Marche — edition 2026
The first edition
The inaugural review of Sipari delle Marche opened on October 25, 2025, in Macerata, at the Auditorium Dante Cecchi, with the conference "Amateur theatre between dialect, Italian, passion, and community", followed the next day by the first performance at the Teatro Lauro Rossi, entrusted to the Compagnia APS Palcoscenico.
The festival then touched fourteen municipalities in the Marche, showcasing amateur theatre companies from the region with comedies and plays in dialect. The journey concluded on May 3, 2026, at the Teatro dell'Aquila in Fermo, with the awarding of recognitions to the host municipalities and the final performance by the Filodrammatica Dialettale Firmum.
The president of GAT Marche, Stefano Cardinali, emphasized how amateur theatre, made by people who love it, generates knowledge, builds trust, and helps communities grow.
Programme Sipari delle Marche 2026
Main stops
- October 25, 2025 - Macerata, Auditorium Dante Cecchi: inaugural conference
- October 26, 2025 - Macerata, Teatro Lauro Rossi: Compagnia APS Palcoscenico
- Subsequent stops in the municipalities of Sant'Angelo in Pontano, Matelica, San Severino Marche, Campofilone, Altidona, Montecosaro, Corridonia, Servigliano, Porto San Giorgio, Loreto, Appignano, and Monte San Vito
- May 3, 2026 - Fermo, Teatro dell'Aquila: final performance and awards ceremony
Highlights Sipari delle Marche 2026
- Inaugural conference on amateur theatre and dialect in Macerata
- Fourteen stops in as many historic theatres in the Marche
- Amateur theatre companies from the region in comedies and dialect plays
- Grand finale at the Teatro dell'Aquila in Fermo with awards
Prices Sipari delle Marche 2026
Practical information — Sipari delle Marche
How to get there
The inaugural stop is held in Macerata, at the Teatro Lauro Rossi (Piazza della Libertà) and the Auditorium Dante Cecchi of the Mozzi Borgetti Library. By car: Macerata exit of the SS77 highway; ample parking near the historic centre with mechanical escalators. By train: Macerata station, connected to the Adriatic line.
Tickets
The entrance ticket to the performances is 8 euros. Information and reservations via GAT Marche (tel. 333 6928579) and the website gatmarche.it.
The stops
The festival is spread across fourteen municipalities in the Marche: in addition to Macerata, Sant'Angelo in Pontano, Matelica, San Severino Marche, Campofilone, Altidona, Montecosaro, Corridonia, Servigliano, Porto San Giorgio, Loreto, Appignano, Monte San Vito, and Fermo.
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Teatro Lauro Rossi