Thestoryissetin1920.WhileonabriefvisittoSicily,thewinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiteratureLuigiPirandello(Servillo)hasanunexpectedexperiencewhichleadstohimmeetingtwosingulartheatrecharacters,OnofrioPrincipato(Ficarra)andSebastianoVella(Picone),amateurthespswhoareauditioningforanewshowalongsideotheractorsfromtheiram-dramgroup.Thisencounterbetweenthebrilliantauthorof"SixCharactersinSearchofanAuthor"andtheragtagtheatricalgroupwillturnouttobethesourceofcountlesssurprises.