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.
Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
2 Women
2 Men
FEATURED
2 Women
2 Men
ENSEMBLE
A small singing ensemble.
CHARACTERS
Margaret Johnson - An elegant, self-possessed, practical and attractive American woman in middle age
Clara Johnson - Margaret's twenty-six-year-old daughter, young and naïve for her age
Fabrizio Naccarelli - A twenty-year-old, good-looking and charming Florentine
Giuseppe Naccarelli - Fabrizio's slightly older brother
Franca Naccarelli - Guiseppe's wife
Signor Naccarelli - Fabrizio's father
Signora Naccarelli - Fabrizio's mother
Roy Johnson - Margaret's husband
Tour Guide
Priest
Ensemble
Set Requirements: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA takes place in Italy in the summer of 1953.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
The Piazza Signoria, Florence
The Uffizi
The Naccarelli Shop
The Duomo
Piazzale Michelangelo
The Naccarelli Living room
Margaret and Clara's Hotel Room
On the Street
Rome, Ruins
The Church
Genre / Style: Musical, Romance
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set
20 Libretto Vocal Book
2 Piano Vocal Score
Orchestration (13 Books)
1 FULL SCORE (ACT 1)
1 FULL SCORE (ACT 2)
1 REED 1 (Clarinet, Oboe, English Horn)
1 REED 2 (Bassoon, Contrabassoon)
1 VIOLIN A (Divisi)
1 VIOLIN B (Divisi)
1 VIOLIN C (Divisi)
1 CELLO (Divisi)
1 GUITAR (Steel String Acoustic, Nylon String Acoustic, Mandolin, Suspended Cymbal)
1 HARP
1 PIANO (Doubling Celesta)
1 BASS
1 PERCUSSION
Musical Numbers: Statues And Stories, The Beauty Is, II Mondo Era Vuoto, Passeggiata, The Joy You Feel, Dividing Day, Hysteria, Say It Somehow, Aiutami, The Light In The Piazza, Octet, Clara's Tirade, The Beauty Is...