2025 Signature Lecture Series

Dentro. Una Storia Vera, Se Volete.

(Inside. A True Story, If You Think So.)

March 20, 7:30 p.m. Wharton Center Pasant Theatre

Related Events Feb. 25 & March 17-21 (see below)

A Theatrical Performance:

Written by Giuliana Musso
Starring Giuliana Musso and Maria Ariis
In Italian with English supertitles

Public $10, Students $5

In her U.S. debut, Giuliana Musso, one of Italy’s leading theater artists, explores the traumatic effects of silence when abuse occurs at home.

A mother discovers the worst of truths. A father innocent until proven guilty. Waves of doctors, social workers and other “helpers” who don’t really want to know, furthering the secret’s concealment. DENTRO is not documentary theater but an investigation of a current happening; it’s not a work about violence but one exploring the concealment of truth and lost innocence of children.

Additional Information

Running Time: Approx. 90 Minutes (no intermission)
Free Childcare on Site (location to be announced)

Content Warning:
Age recommendation: Age 16+; discusses sensitive topics, including sexual violence of a minor and strong language. Therapists and volunteers will be available on-site during the performance.

For Questions or Additional Information:
Please contact Juliet Guzzetta.

March 17 at TBD
MSU Center for Survivors

March 18 at TBD
Expert Panel and Public Discussion with Giuliana Musso

March 19 at TBD
Class Visits and Meetings with Students

March 20 at TBD
Dentro Performance

March 21 at TBD
Creative Writing Workshop

About the Signature Lecture Series

Originally founded as the Celebrity Lecture Series in 1998 by the College of Arts & Letters and the Dean’s Community Council, the series was later renamed the Signature Lecture Series in 2007.

The Signature Lecture Series enables opportunities for notable public figures to interact and engage with MSU faculty, students, staff, alumni, and greater community through conversations and wide-ranging discussions of contemporary ideas, social issues, and creative achievements in the arts and humanities.

Support for this series has come from sponsors within the College of Arts & Letters, Michigan State University, the MSU alumni community, and local and state communities. This generosity has helped us bring to campus some of the most illustrious scholars, critics, novelists, poets, film producers, and creative artists of our time.