The Light in the Piazza

Opened: January 10, 2004
Closing: February 22, 2004

The Light in the Piazza - 2004 - Chicago (Regional) History , Info & More

Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn Chicago, IL 60601

Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer

The Light in the Piazza is a love story of a young American woman who while on holiday falls for a young Italian man. When the young woman's mother learns of the affair, she opposes it for seemingly unknown reasons.

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