Gender identity, self-discovery, love and family relationships are all major themes explored in "Operetta Burlesque," an Italian production coming to Ohio State as its first performance in an English-speaking country.

"We're bringing the world to OSU," said Lesley Ferris, interim chair of the Department of Theatre.

Written and directed by Emma Dante and performed by Compagnia Sud Costa Occidentale, the play follows a 40-year-old man named Pietro from a small Italian village near Naples, Italy, who doesn't feel comfortable with himself because he identifies as a woman and feels trapped inside his male body.

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Fonte: Il giornale Italiano Detroit