Written, directed and performed by
Daniele Vagnozzi
Soundscapes/Live Guitar by
Ruben Albertini
Set design by
Mattia Settembrini / Fabio del Percio
Costume design by
Stefania Cempini
Lighting design by
Manfredi Michelazzi
Presented at the Italian Comedy Festival
with the support of MARCHE TEATRO
in collaboration with
Sparta Productions and Compagnia Caterpillar
with the contribution of Banco Marchigiano
special thanks to REC106 Studios, Giuliani Occhiali
Performed in English.
Runtime: 1h 10’
Have you ever wished you could fix your own psychological problems?
And if you found yourself in therapy with yourself… what on earth would you say?
Everybody’s Fine, Nobody’s Great is a witty and poetic one-man show exploring the tricky, often comic relationship between young people and psychotherapy.
Amedeo, a thirty-year-old desperate for help, discovers that every therapist in town is fully booked. Out of options, he starts following the bizarre self-help tips of Italy’s most famous TV psychologist, Doctor Onesto, who preaches positive thinking as the cure to all ills.
Between self-administered psychoanalysis, absurd dreams to interpret, and the struggle to confront his deepest fears, Amedeo embarks on a surreal journey through his subconscious—until he comes face-to-face with the most daunting therapist of all: himself.
Director’s Notes
We live in a time when asking for help is either fashionable or frowned upon. Every day we wrestle with our psychological struggles, caught between the stigma of seeing a therapist, the costs of treatment, and the overwhelming variety of therapeutic approaches promising to solve everything.
Everybody’s Fine, Nobody’s Great was born from a universal question: can we truly heal by becoming our own therapists? Is self-help a brave act of independence—or a dangerous illusion?
One truth remains: change is impossible without the support of others. But unless the drive to change starts within ourselves, no transformation can ever last.
About Daniele Vagnozzi
Actor, writer and director originally from Ancona. He graduated with honours in Acting from the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan and obtained a degree in Applied Cognitive Psychology from the University of Bologna, graduating with honours.
On television, he starred in the film Champagne (directed by Cinzia Th Torrini) broadcast on Rai 1, in the series Il Paradiso delle Signore (Rai 1) and in Benelli su Benelli (Rai 3, Sky, 79th Venice Film Festival).
On the big screen, he starred in La spiaggia dei gabbiani (Cinema, Prime Video, Sky) and Castelrotto (Cinema, Prime Video, Turin Film Festival).
In theatre, he is a director, author and actor in his own shows, including the recent Emotions to Drink – The first cocktail show about emotions, produced by Marche Teatro, and Argonauti e Xanax, produced by Compagnia Caterpillar, selected by the NEXT Regione Lombardia 2023 programme with the patronage of the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy, presented in numerous theatres and national festivals.
As a theatre actor, he has been directed by F. Frongia, G. Solari, B. Fornasari, T. Amadio and C. Accordino, and has been assistant director to Marco Baliani (Vista da qui) and Giorgio Gallione (La Buona Novella with Neri Marcorè).
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