Teatro Andromeda, Open-air theatre in Santo Stefano Quisquina, Sicily, Italy.

Teatro Andromeda is an open-air theater in the Sicani Mountains near Santo Stefano Quisquina, Sicily. Its circular stage and 108 stone-block seats reproduce the number and arrangement of the stars of the constellation Andromeda, which gives the theater its name. The seating forms a low, uneven ridge of dark stone, with stacked block-like tiers on the left, a narrow vertical gap cut through the mass, and a sloping mound at the right end.

The theater was conceived and built over 30 years by Lorenzo Reina, who simultaneously managed his family's farming operations in the Sicilian mountains. His personal dedication to this ambitious project in a rural region made it a work of intense manual labor and perseverance.

The name comes from the Andromeda constellation, whose 108 stars the stone seats reproduce in number and arrangement. Around the seating, owner Lorenzo Reina has laid out an art trail with sculptures lent by other artists, among them Icaro morente by Giuseppe Agnello (2007) and Imago della parola. Reina himself promotes artistic events and theatrical performances in the area.

Access is on foot across the grounds, and comfortable shoes are recommended since the path to the stage slopes upward. Visitors should allow time to explore the entire property, as the size of the grounds offers plenty of space to walk around.

The 108 stone seats reproduce the number and arrangement of the stars of the constellation Andromeda, not the galaxy, which gives the theatre its name. At the summer solstice, the shadow of a disk behind the stage casts a circle that coincides with a black circular space on the stage; at sunset a ray of light passes through the mouth of a sculpture.