The Teatro La Baracca of Casale, in Prato, was born in 1993-1994 from the renovation of an old wooden building used by farmers for storing tools, and the locals just pointed out as "the shack". The name La Baracca also wants to make a tribute and draw inspiration from the traveling theater of García Lorca, appropriately called "La Barraca", with which the poet staged his performances in the Spanish countrysides before Franco. Over the years the building, which by its structure is also called 'theatre-house', has been fully restored with recycled and natural materials, and now is an unusual example of 'eco-friendly theatre'. The peculiarity of the theater is also formed from the stage, divided into three independent sections, which can be raised individually, in order to make a better use of the available space.
The small garden to the side of the theater, the 'pear orchard', in the summer is used for readings or small productions. At first the theater was used as a venue for theater workshops and rehearsal room, but already in 1996 it was organized a first brief theatre review, and from then until now the seasons have followed uninterrupted, enriched by shows and events. From 2003 to 2012, the Teatro La Baracca has been part of the Tuscan network "Sipario Aperto. Regional circuit of small theaters ", hosting several companies from all over Italy. At the moment the Teatro La Baracca is the seat of the company which organizes its own theater season with performances of various kinds, often with political and civic themes, representing 'uncomfortable' themes and stories of the city and not only, like, to name a few,