The Battery Factory Theater Presents THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA 7/10-19 At South Orange PAC

The Battery Factory Theater presents The Light in the Piazza on July 10, 11,16, 17, & 18 at 8 pm and July 12 & 19 at 3 pm. at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ.

Ticket Prices: General Admission-$20/Senior Citizens $18/Children and Students $15
(There may be an additional processing fee for on line and phone orders)

Appearing in the Light in the Piazza are: Gabrielle Visser of Morristown, Pia Vanderstreet and Danielle Christine Pennisi of Cedar Grove, Ben Rosenbach of Springfield, Sarah O'Sullivan of Livingston, Eddie Egan of Cranford, Charlotte Tucci of Verona, Edward Otto Zielke of East Hanover, Thad Zjawin of Kearny , Jan Carden, Ann Hirsch, Christian Quiles and Stan Shapiro of West Orange, Zach Wobensmith of Long Island City, NY and Vanessa Francis of Astoria, NY

The Light in the Piazza is directed by Leslie Potashner of Morristown, Elissa Errick of West Orange is Assistant Director, John Medlovitz of Montclair Stage Manages and Tamara Cashour of New York City is Musical Director.

For on-line ticket orders:
https://www.sopacnow.org/cgi-bin/tm.cgi?tmEvent/tmEventDefault.html?P_SEQ=215&
For ticket questions or phone reservations, contact SOPAC at 973-313-ARTS(2787)
For general information call 973-666-1191
Visit www.batteryfactorytheater.org

The show is based on a novel by ElizaBeth Spencer with Book by Craig Lucas and Music and Lyrics Lyrics by Adam Guettel.

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.

The Light in the Piazza won six Tony awards for Best Original Score, Best Actress, Best Orchestrations, Best Lighting, Best Set and Best Costumes. It also won five Drama Desk Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards. The New York Times called the show "The most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story!"

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