Literally Italy

31/10/2024

I got a google alert that I was on YouTube - yikes here I am. thanks to Onstage Offstage

Midge Guerrera is a playwright, blogger, travel consultant, memoirist, university education planner, arts management/public relations and much more. Our talk...

25/10/2024

8 writers will love our Sannio Hills and the creative moments they have here.

I can’t believe our first playwright’s retreat has just ended and I am about to blab on about 2025. How could I not?! The playwrights who just left after their ten day writing adventure…

21/10/2024

Playwrights in Pontelandolfo sharing scenes. Writers, think about next year!

19/10/2024

Our Playwright’s Retreat spent time with Michelangelo Fetto, artistic director of La Solot Compagnia Stabile di Benevento, a professional theatre company.Write Where You Are

16/10/2024

Grazie a Sindaco Ciarlo, Tommaso Paolucci,Daria della Cittadella Morcone per un giorno perfetto a Morcone! Literally Italy Write Where You Are

16/10/2024

Playwrights musing on the steps of San Bernardino in Morcone.

14/10/2024

After a ride from the plane or the train. Our playwrights raised a glass to 10 glorious days in Southern Italy! Write Where You Are visit pontelandolfo

14/10/2024

Great News: Literally Italy and Scott Editorial are working together on A Writer’s Retreat in Southern Italy, "2025 Writers’ Refuge in the Sannio Hills." June 21 to June 28, 2025 at La Locand della Presuntuosa a Pontelandolfo. The tranquility of the mountains yet minutes from the energy of the piazza.

Keep your eyes open for details or message me.

La Locanda della Presuntuosa a Pontelandolfo – Benevento“La Locanda della Presuntuosa” si trova a Pontelandolfo in un meraviglioso parco di sei ettari con uliveto, frutteto, laghetto, piscina, campo da tennis e bosco.“Il Chiostro” 280 mq può ospitare 8 persone; ed è composto da soggiorno...

13/10/2024

We are excited about this program. The first of many. Stay tuned for information about next year’s June writing retreat!

12/10/2024

Halloween is just around the corner and I've got the play for your students -

Wanda, The Girl Who Cried, Witch! by Midge Guerrera Wanda, lives on a hilltop with her family and a herd of goats. She is incredibly lonely but none of the kids in the valley are interested in being her friend. It is Halloween, the day witches dance in the forest, and the perfect time f

09/10/2024

Three of the members of our Pontelandolfo playwrights retreat with Write Where You Are are in Italy!!! Soon all will be here!!!

30/09/2024

Riohana_cocktailhouse in Morcone just a short hop from Pontelandolfo!

It was hard to imagine we were in the medieval village next door to Pontelandolfo. Riohana Cocktail House, is a hip bar with a Manhatten vibe. What exactly makes this a cool place? Could it be the …

19/09/2024

Gulp, it is almost January and you need a witty whimsical holiday play to fill out your season - Epiphany! How about a play based on an Italian folk tale.

Mamma Mia - La Befana?! by Midge Guerrera Mamma Mia - La Befana?! weaves the ancient Italian Epiphany tale, La Befana, into a contemporary American setting. Could the fun loving sixty-something Nonna from Florida really be the thousands of years old scruffy old woman who on January 5th de

16/09/2024

Latest blog post - enjoy.

I know, I know you have heard it before but it is true -seriously – it is true. Something here in Pontelandolfo activates creative woo woo and the arts – especially literary arts burst …

28/08/2024

Gabriele Palladino - Renaissance Man

Who is Gabriele Palladino? Author, Actor, Musician, Journalist, Director, Producer, Father, Administrator… Did you ever meet someone and think – damn – he really is an artistic wh…

25/08/2024

Due posti disponibili! Condividi con gli scrittori italiani!

Nestled in the southern Sannio hills, Write Where You Are 2024: Pontelandolfo offers playwrights the space, time, and community needed to move forward in their work. The Italian landscape and village life are a great catalyst for creativity. In addition to providing time for your own daily writ...

25/08/2024

https://nonnasmulberrytree.com/2024/08/25/grazie-morcone-for-the-tourism-award/

Annarita Mancini, my cultural adventures partner, and I were invited to talk about Cooking in the Kitchens of Pontelandolfo Cooking in the Kitchens of Pontelandolfo started in 2016. Rossella Mancin…