Loro parlano da sole. Silenzio, dialogo e polifonía in Una donna sola di Franca Rame come forma di Querelle des Femmes

The protagonist of “Una donna sola” is a housewife who keeps a monologue with herself and with
several invisible people outside the stage. As the plot develops different types of dialogic relationships
and verbal interactions are introduced in the story. The protagonist, through her mono-dialogue, moves
from a state of unconsciousness to one of awareness, from a passive victim to an active subject. Her
character is the “crazy” woman who shows uncomfortable truths. The deliberate staging of the subordinate
role of women becomes a form of Querelle. On the one hand Franca Rame denounces violence and
male authoritarianism, on the other hand she proposes the deconstruction and reconstruction of female
identities.