“The Light In The Piazza” at Battery Factory Theater

“The Light In The Piazza”
Music & Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Book by Craig Lucas
Based on a Novel by Elizabeth Spencer

The Light in the Piazza takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953. Margaret Johnson, the wife of an American businessman, is touring the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara. While sightseeing, Clara-a beautiful, surprisingly childish young woman-loses her hat in a sudden gust. As if guided by an unseen hand, the hat lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome Florentine, who returns it to Clara. This brief episode, charged with coincidence and fate, sparks an immediate and intense romance between Clara and Fabrizio. Margaret, extremely protective of her daughter, attempts to keep Clara and Fabrizio apart.

As The Light in the Piazza unfolds, a secret is revealed: in addition to the cultural differences between the young lovers, Clara is not quite all that she appears. Unable to suppress the truth about her daughter, Margaret is forced to reconsider not only Clara's future, but her own hopes as well.

Ticket Prices: General Admission-$20/Senior Citizens $18/Children and Students $15

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Performed by Battery Factory Theater
At The Loft @SOPAC
Performances ran
Friday, July 10, 2009 thru Sunday, July 19, 2009
Performances