Laura Sicignano

A writer and theater director, Laura Sicignano graduated with honors in Theater History from the Catholic University in Milan. In 1994, she founded the Teatro Cargo company, recognized by the Ministry of Culture from 1999 to 2017. From 2018 to 2022 she was Director of Teatro Stabile di Catania. She is currently consultant for Teatro Nazionale di Genova. She has received awards in Italy and abroad for her directing and dramaturgy. Her work addresses themes of History and Memory, Women's history, forgotten and defeated heroes, and journeys through space and time.

Running Women, a play written and directed by Laura Sicignano, will be produced by the National Theater of Genoa in late 2025. Running to achieve a goal. Running as an escape. Women’s movements allow a different point of view on reality. Is a dialogue between women from different cultures possible? Also starting from the intersection of different feminist thoughts, the theater experiments with a new idea of self and the world.