Teatro dei Marsi, Modern theater in Avezzano, Italy.

Teatro dei Marsi is a modern theater in Avezzano with a main auditorium holding about 780 seats and a two-level foyer designed for exhibitions. A five-story scenic tower allows for complex stage productions and set changes.

Theatrical activity in Avezzano began in the 16th century in the cellars of the Orsini-Colonna castle, and from 1880 the Teatro Ruggeri occupied Palazzo Ruggeri, named after former mayor Ferdinando Ruggeri. After the 13 January 1915 earthquake destroyed the city, performances resumed in the wooden Cinema Teatro Marsicano, then in the Teatro Margherita. In 1922 mayor Ercole Nardelli resolved to build a new theatre; architect Furio Cruciani drew up the design in 1971, and the completed building opened on 13 May 2006, named after the Italic Marsi people.

The venue hosts operas, theatrical performances, concerts, and dance shows that shape the city's cultural life. Visitors can experience both traditional and contemporary art forms here.

The venue is straightforward to navigate and well organized, allowing visitors to reach the auditorium and exhibition areas without difficulty. A bar inside the building remains accessible even when no performances are scheduled.

The lower foyer and the stalls display works from the modern art gallery, among them Pino Pascali's Bucranio, Giuseppe Bellei's Dormiente and a 1956 female sculpture by Pasquale Di Fabio. The theatre stands beside the cultural promotion agency built in 1970 by Paolo Portoghesi with engineer Vittorio Gigliotti, whose profile is deliberately opposite.