light in the piazza
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book by Graig Lucas
music and lyrics by Adam Guettel
produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co.,
owner of the original motion picture Light in the Piazza
based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer
directed by Molly Smith
The Light in the Piazza is sponsored by Margot Kelly
March 5 - April 11, 2010
in Crystal City

Press Releases

February 12, 2010
Arena Stage artistic director Molly Smith directs an intimate, chamber version of the award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza >

January 20, 2010
Arena Stage announces full cast for The Light in the Piazza directed by Molly Smith >


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Production Script for The Light in the Piazza > coming soon
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Photos by Scott Suchman.

The Light in the Piazza

(l-r) Margaret Anne Florence as Clara and Nicholas Rodriguez as Fabrizio in “The Light in the Piazza” at Arena Stage in Crystal City March 5 - April 11, 2010.

The Light in the Piazza

(l-r) Nicholas Rodriguez as Fabrizio and Margaret Anne Florence as Clara in the upcoming Arena Stage musical "The Light in the Piazza" March 5 - April 11, 2010.

The Light in the Piazza
(l-r) Margaret Anne Florence as Clara, Nicholas Rodriguez as Fabrizio and (in back) Hollis Resnik as Margaret in “The Light in the Piazza” at Arena Stage in Crystal City March 5 - April 11, 2010.
The Light in the Piazza
(l-r) Margaret Anne Florence as Clara, Nicholas Rodriguez as Fabrizio and (in back) Hollis Resnik as Margaret in “The Light in the Piazza” at Arena Stage in Crystal City March 5 - April 11, 2010.
The Light in the Piazza

(l-r) Margaret Anne Florence as Clara and Hollis Resnik as Margaret in “The Light in the Piazza” at Arena Stage in Crystal City March 5 - April 11, 2010.

The Light in the Piazza

(l-r) Margaret Anne Florence as Clara and Nicholas Rodriguez as Fabrizio in “The Light in the Piazza” at Arena Stage in Crystal City March 5 - April 11, 2010.

The Light in the Piazza
Illustration by Chris Buzelli

Arena Stage would like to sincerely thank the National Museum of Women in the Arts for providing the setting for these images.

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One windy day in the Tuscan countryside, Clara loses her hat in a sudden gust, and as if guided by fate, it lands at the feet of the handsome Fabrizio. As their whirlwind courtship unfolds, Clara's mother, Margaret, is unable to conceal the family secret and must reconsider not only her daughter's future but her own as well.