The Light in the Piazza

Wednesday, April 8–Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:30 PM | Saturday, April 11, 2026, 2 PM and 7:30 PM

Music and lyrics by Adam Guettel
Book by Craig Lucas
Cathy Thomas-Grant, Director
Ida Nicolosi, Vocal and Music Director
Beau Benson, Conductor

Summer 1953: Margaret Johnson, an elegant and strong-willed Southern woman, has taken her daughter, Clara, on a vacation to Italy. Neither age nor language nor familial disapproval can stop Clara’s whirlwind love affair with a young Italian gentleman. As Clara and Fabrizio fall into each others’ arms, Margaret must grapple with the question of whether to disclose Clara’s devastating secret to Fabrizio’s family. With soaring operatic melodies, The Light in the Piazza is a story about mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and the deeply intertwined emotions of love and loss. Winner of six Tony Awards in 2005, including Best Musical and Best Book, this remarkable story of love, loss, and forgiveness is the perfect final project for director Cathy Thomas-Grant as she steps into retirement after 31 years with the theatre program.