Maria Teresa trained at the National Academy of Dramatic Art "Silvio D'Amico". In 2009, she was the recipient of the under 30 Riccione/Tondelli Playwriting Award with Sterili (Sterile); in 2010, she was awarded the literary prize Città di Chieri e Colline Torinesi - Bando Inedito 2010 with Altrove, and the Fersen Prize VI edition with Studio per un Teatro Clinico. In 2015, her play 10 Milligrammi (10mg translated by Edward Fortes) received a special mention in the Hystrio Playwriting Award. Editoria e Spettacolo has published a few of her plays: Sterili (Sterile), Altrove, Perdersi, Studio per un teatro clinico and Signor P. Storia della discesa di un uomo e dell’ascesa di un altro uomo. Maria Teresa has also written adaptions of the following works: Uno, nessuno e centomila (One, No One and One Hundred Thousand) by Pirandello, produced by Khora Teatro; The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare, produced by Teatro Stabile dell'Umbria; Itaca per sempre by Luigi Malerba, produced by Trento Spettacoli and The elective affinities by Goethe, produced by Teatro Stabile dell'Umbria. All adaptations were directed by Andrea Baracco.