BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T060407Z DTSTART:20200415T193000 SUMMARY:The Light in the Piazza DESCRIPTION:April 15\, 16\, 17\, 18 at 7:30 p.m. \n April 19 at 2:00 p.m.\n Coralville Center for the Performing Arts\n\nA Co-Production with the Department of Theatre Arts\n Book by Craig Lucas \n Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel\n Adapted from the novella by Elizabeth Spencer\n Directed by Bill Theisen\n Conducted by David E. Becker\n\nIt’s 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\, meets Fabrizio Naccarelli\, a handsome Florentine. This brief episode 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 reveled: 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.\n\nThe Light in the Piazza is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com.\n Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co.\n Owner of the original motion picture "Light in the Piazza." Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Spencer.\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/29707 LOCATION:Coralville Center for the Performing Arts\, \, 1301 5th Street\, Coralville\, IA 52241 UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-29707 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
April 15\, 16\, 17\, 18 at 7:30 p.m.
\n April 19 at 2:00 p.m.
\n Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
A Co-Production with the Department of Theatre Arts
\n Book by Craig Lucas
\n Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel
\n Adapted from the novella by Elizabeth Spencer
\n Directed by Bill Theisen
\n Conducted by David E. Becker
It’s 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\, meets Fabrizio Naccarelli\, a handsome Florentine. This brief episode 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 reveled: 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.
\n\nThe Light in the Piazza is presented through special arrangement with R &\; H Theatricals: www.rnh.com.
\n Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co.
\n Owner of the original motion picture "Light in the Piazza." Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Spencer.