Teatro Finamore Theater Season
The prose season at the Teatro Comunale Gennaro Finamore in Gessopalena
About Gessopalena Theater Season
The theater of an Abruzzo village
The Teatro Finamore Theater Season is the most anticipated cultural event in Gessopalena, a town of just over a thousand residents perched in the hills of the province of Chieti, in the heart of Abruzzo. Every year, between November and April, the Teatro Comunale Gennaro Finamore raises the curtain on a program that brings leading names from Italian theater and television to this small inland village, alongside talented local amateur companies.
A program of prose and popular theater
The core of the festival is prose theater, made possible by a long-standing collaboration with Stefano Francioni Produzioni. Over the years, the Gessopalena stage has hosted beloved performers in contemporary plays, readings, and concerts. Alongside these big names, local and amateur Abruzzo companies take the stage with dialect comedies and witty shows that capture the life and humor of the region.
A community project
The season is organized by the Municipality of Gessopalena and the Pro Loco, supported by a dedicated network of volunteers who manage the front-of-house, ticketing, and logistics. It is this participatory, community-driven spirit that makes the experience so special: audiences fill the Finamore hall season after season, turning every evening into a gathering place for the entire town and its neighbors.
How it works
- Venue: Teatro Comunale Gennaro Finamore, Via Giacomo Matteotti 24/B, Gessopalena (CH)
- Period: From November to April
- Season tickets available for the entire program, with a transferable option for a designated person
- Single tickets for individual shows can be purchased by contacting the Pro Loco representatives
Attending a show at the Finamore is also the perfect excuse to discover Gessopalena, with its evocative old town carved into the gypsum rock, and experience the hospitality of inland Abruzzo, rich in folk traditions, excellent cuisine, and the landscapes of the Terre Carricine.
Gessopalena Theater Season — edition 2026
The 2025/2026 season
The 2025/2026 theater season at the Teatro Comunale Gennaro Finamore in Gessopalena opened on Sunday, November 23, 2025, with "La distanza della luna," performed by Marco Bocci and Fabrizio Sabatucci, and concluded on April 26, 2026. The program brought together twelve events featuring both major Italian stage stars and local companies.
Highlights included: Giampaolo Morelli with "Scomode verità e 3 storie vere" (January 31, 2026), Giorgio Pasotti and Giacomo Giorgio in "L'Otello" (February 3, 2026), the tribute to Fabrizio De André by Antonello Persico, and the "100 years of Disney" concert by the Orchestra Fenaroli (January 4, 2026). There was also ample space for dialect and comedy theater with Abruzzo-based companies.
A full-season subscription was offered at 130 euros for all twelve shows, with a transferable option.
Programme Gessopalena Theater Season 2026
2025/2026 Program (12 shows)
- November 23, 2025 – "La distanza della luna" with Marco Bocci and Fabrizio Sabatucci
- December 6, 2025 – "Stasera Eduardo" (Amici della Ribalta)
- December 21, 2025 – "Vacanze Romane – Christmas Concert"
- December 28, 2025 – Tribute to Fabrizio De André with Antonello Persico
- January 4, 2026 – "100 years of Disney" (Orchestra Fenaroli)
- January 31, 2026 – "Scomode verità e 3 storie vere" with Giampaolo Morelli
- February 3, 2026 – "L'Otello" with Giorgio Pasotti and Giacomo Giorgio
- February 22, 2026 – "Chi sci benedette sti badante" (Compagnia Teatrale Atriana)
- March 15, 2026 – "Tre pecore viziose" (Compagnia di Zazzà )
- March 21, 2026 – "A.L.D.I.L.A." (Controspot)
- April 12, 2026 – "SMART" (Orizzonti In Scena)
- April 26, 2026 – "Ma coma si chiame'?" (La Bottega del Sorriso)
Highlights Gessopalena Theater Season 2026
- Marco Bocci opening the season with "La distanza della luna"
- Giorgio Pasotti and Giacomo Giorgio ("Mare Fuori") in "L'Otello"
- Giampaolo Morelli, the star of Inspector Coliandro, with "Scomode verità e 3 storie vere"
- The "100 years of Disney" concert by the Orchestra Fenaroli
Prices Gessopalena Theater Season 2026
Practical information — Gessopalena Theater Season
Location
Teatro Comunale Gennaro Finamore, Via Giacomo Matteotti 24/B, 66010 Gessopalena (CH), Abruzzo.
Getting there
By car: From Chieti or Pescara, reach Gessopalena via the SS652 Fondo Valle Sangro and the provincial roads of the Frentano hinterland. The nearest train station is Casoli-Sant'Angelo (Sangritana line) or the Adriatic coast stations, followed by a short drive.
Tickets and information
Full-season subscriptions are available (transferable to a designated person); individual show tickets can be purchased by contacting the organizers. Info and bookings: [email protected], tel. +39 320 9438219 (Sara), +39 380 3672081 (Antonio), +39 345 4054310 (Alessandro).
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Where does it take place — Gessopalena Theater Season
Teatro Comunale Gennaro Finamore
Via Giacomo Matteotti 24/B, 66010 Gessopalena