Matthias Martelli (Urbino, 1986) is a actor, playwright, and jester. He has written and performed several shows for major Italian repertory theaters, including Raffaello, il figlio del vento and Dante, fra le fiamme e le stelle. He performs solo on stage in Mistero Buffo with the approval of Dario Fo and the direction of Eugenio Allegri, touring in Italy and Europe. He is the author and performer of the show FRED! directed by Arturo Brachetti, co-produced by Enfi Teatro, Teatro Parioli, and Teatro Stabile di Torino. As author-performer of the show Il Mercante di Monologhi, with over 300 performances, he has won the Alberto Sordi, LoComix, and Uanmensciò awards. He also won the prestigious Frontino-Montefeltro National Culture Award. He stars in Sergej Prokofiev’s Pierino e il Lupo with the orchestra of the Teatro Regio di Torino. He has staged several actor-conferences, including The universal language of Dario Fo (USA, Chapman University, Los Angeles). He is the author of several books, including: Il Mercante di Monologhi and Fred! (SuiGeneris Edizioni). In 2024, he debuted with the show Eretici, il fuoco degli spiriti liberi, produced by Teatro Stabile dell’Umbria. You can find him out and about, alive, performing his shows on stages across Planet Earth.
