What happens backstage, when the spotlights go out? The new theatrical video podcast that bears the same name is born from this very question: Backstage. Indeed, it’s a project that goes beyond the stage to discover who are really the people who build, live and breathe theater every day, away from the audience’s applause.
Produced by the usual neXt and created at Australe Studio, this podcast is not a simple interview format. On the contrary, it’s an authentic journey into the behind-the-scenes of the entertainment world, where we dig beyond the mask to discover the true self of artists and the thoughts of those who face the challenges of the theatrical machine every day, behind the scenes.
Moreover, the project is hosted by Rocco Vella – actor, model, operations director and young founder of a theater company. For this reason, each episode gathers the stories of those who have been mastering this craft for a long time and those who are ready to face the thousand pitfalls of the entertainment world, right backstage, where the most important decisions are born.
Are we on stage? NO. WE ARE FUORI SCENA.
🌟 Quattro puntate, quattro anime del teatro
Episode 1 – Saverio Marconi: the Master Tells His Story
First of all, the curtain opens with a legend. Saverio Marconi, director and artist who has marked generations of Italian musical theater, tells his story without filters in a space where he can finally remove the mask and show himself for what he truly is.
Indeed, away from the conventions of the stage, Marconi faces questions that no one dares to ask: can theater still change? Can artificial intelligence replace human emotion? When have you truly betrayed theater by choosing security instead of risk? These are questions that arise right backstage, in moments of doubt and personal reflection.
Consequently, between books that hide uncomfortable questions, pyramids of artistic preferences and 60 seconds of absolute truth, a deep reflection emerges on compromises, artistic betrayals and fears. Because, after all, even Masters are human when no one is watching them, behind the scenes of their career.
Episode 2 – Carmelita Luciani: Building the Spaces of the Future
However, the second episode changes perspective. While the first looked into the eyes of a Master, this one focuses instead on those who build the spaces of the future, right where the podcast is born: in the intimacy of a rehearsal room that becomes a business, in the behind-the-scenes of cultural entrepreneurship.
Carmelita Luciani, actress graduated from the Musical Academy of Rome and co-founder of Australe Studio, embodies the dual soul of the contemporary artist: performer and manager. In particular, together with Nunzia Ambrosia and Antonio Buono, she has given life to a space that goes beyond the traditional concept of rehearsal room, working backstage to create concrete opportunities.
Therefore, this episode talks about what it means to be an artist-entrepreneur: How do you balance creativity with management? Can you do cultural business without betraying art? Can artificial intelligence replace the physical spaces where actors meet and grow? Questions that concern exactly what happens behind the curtain, in the daily work of those who build theater.
In other words, an episode that speaks to all artists who work behind the scenes to build tomorrow’s theater, facing economic and organizational challenges that the audience never sees.
Episode 3 – Enrica La Rosa: the Journey of Training
Subsequently, the podcast meets those who chose to leave their homeland to pursue a dream. Enrica La Rosa, born in 1998, Sicilian who studied at the Bernstein School of Musical Theatre in Bologna, represents the generation that trains away from the spotlights, building their skills backstage.
Indeed, during academy years the artist is built, in the silence of rehearsal rooms, through hours and hours of work that no one will ever see. But then, do you really need an academy to become an actor? Moreover, can artificial intelligence help in preparation? And above all, how much do technique, emotion and luck count in building a career that develops mainly behind the scenes, before the debut?
Consequently, through symbolic statuettes, pyramids of theatrical exercises and 60 seconds of brutal truth, this episode tells the story of the artist’s training: that invisible work that happens in the behind-the-scenes, before going on stage, when no one is watching but everything is decided.
Episode 4 – Marco Damelio: the Invisible Heroes of Technique
Finally, the fourth episode opens in darkness. Candles lit. “I think the system has failed…” So, who fixes it? Marco Damelio, technical director and lighting designer. In other words, the one who works in the shadows to save the show, always backstage but indispensable for the success of every performance.
Because, naturally, this project doesn’t only tell about actors and directors. It’s also about those who build the atmosphere, who create the visual soul of the show, who solve the unexpected at the last second. That is, the invisible heroes who work where the audience doesn’t reach, in the technical behind-the-scenes that make the difference between success and disaster.
For example, is a beam of light just illumination or does it have a soul? Will artificial intelligence be able to replace technical work? What happens when everything goes wrong and no one in the audience notices? These are questions that concern exactly those who operate behind the scenes, away from recognition but fundamental for every production.
Therefore, this episode celebrates those who make magic happen in the shadows, without whom no show could exist, always working backstage but with a decisive impact on what the audience sees.
✨ the Formats that Make each Episode of Fuori Scena Unique
In particular, each episode uses original formats that make the podcast a unique experience, bringing viewers right behind the scenes of the creative process:
The masked guest → First of all, each episode begins with mystery: clues, suspense and then the big reveal. Who is hiding behind the mask? A game that reminds us of theater itself, where identity is revealed only at the right moment, backstage before stepping into character.
Hidden questions → For example, in books, photos of theaters, stage props. Indeed, the guest chooses what to open in this intimate space, without knowing what they’ll find, just like what happens in the behind-the-scenes when facing unexpected events and surprising discoveries.
Preference pyramids → Moreover, shows, skills, theatrical exercises. In each episode, guests reveal their artistic priorities through concrete choices, showing what really matters behind the scenes, away from the appearances of the stage.
60 seconds of truth → Certainly, the most intense moment of the podcast. Quick questions, uncomfortable ones, without filters. Only instinctive answers about successes, fears, regrets and obsessions. The true self that emerges backstage, when there’s no time to build a facade.
The final question → Finally, each episode closes with: Will the future of theater be “with” AI, “against” AI or “beyond” AI? A reflection on the future that is built right in the behind-the-scenes, where innovations are experimented with before they reach the audience.
The slogan → And then: “And silence to those who didn’t believe in the project, see you next episode of… Backstage! Blackout!”
💡 Perché Fuori Scena è diverso
First of all, the podcast is important because it goes where others don’t dare to go. Indeed, we don’t just talk about polished successes seen on stage, but about everything that happens behind the scenes, in the moments when real decisions are made:
- Necessary compromises and artistic betrayals that happen in the shadows, backstage
- Difficult choices between security and risk, made away from the spotlights in the behind-the-scenes of careers
- Dual identity artist-entrepreneur in the contemporary era, managed behind the scenes
- Personal sacrifices of those who leave their homeland, lived backstage but decisive
- Invisible technical work that makes every show possible, always in the behind-the-scenes
- Future of theater in the age of artificial intelligence, which is built right behind the curtain
Consequently, this project offers a space for authentic reflection on contemporary theater. It is therefore the podcast for those who want to understand what really happens when the spotlights go out, before the curtain rises and after it falls, right backstage where the real stories are born.
🎧 Dove ascoltare Fuori Scena
Currently, all complete episodes are available exclusively on TholusOne , our app dedicated to quality content in the entertainment world. So, you can listen to the most intimate confessions of artists, those that are born right in the behind-the-scenes, comfortably from your smartphone.
Moreover, do you want to stay updated on upcoming releases and discover previews of what happens behind the scenes of the podcast? Then follow Luna on TikTok and Tholus Dome on Instagram.
💬 You Too, Come behind the Scenes
So, we ask you:
- Which episode makes you most curious to discover what happens backstage?
- What question would you have liked to ask the guests in the behind-the-scenes of their career?
- Which figure from the theatrical world would you like to see in the next episodes, to know their work behind the scenes?
- In your opinion, what happens that’s most important: on stage or backstage, in the behind-the-scenes where the show is built?
Therefore, share in the comments and help us build together this journey into the heart of Italian theater, where the real stories are born: backstage, behind the curtain, in the behind-the-scenes that the audience never sees.
In conclusion, this is where the real things happen, where the decisions are made that you will then see on stage, where artists tell their stories without the protection of the fourth wall. Fuori Scena, in the behind-the-scenes, behind the scenes: that’s where theater is really made.
🎭 We are not on stage. WE ARE FUORI SCENA.
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