Join us for a special TCR Out of Doors presentation of The Light in the Piazza — August 9-25 at Brucemore’s beautiful Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheatre. 

Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score, The Light in the Piazza will sweep you off your feet as it transports you to the summer of 1953 in sun-drenched Florence. Margaret Johnson, an elegant and strong-willed Southern woman, has taken her daughter Clara on a vacation to Italy. A fateful gust of wind blows Clara’s hat right into the hands of a young Italian gentleman, and it’s amore at first sight. But Clara isn’t quite what she appears, and soon they must all confront a secret that’s been kept in the shadows for far too long. 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. 

“A work of such consummate beauty, truth, energy … you leave the theater filled with joy and revived by hope for the future.” — The New York Observer

“The most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story.” — New York Times

Book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel.

Sponsored by Aegon TransAmerica Foundation.

Summer Box Office hours:
Phone and email: Monday – Friday, 12pm – 5pm (319-366-8591 or tickets@theatrecr.org)
Walk-ups: Wednesdays only, 11am – 5pm (102 3rd St SE, Downtown Cedar Rapids)

Cast

• Clara – Catherine Blades
• Margaret – Rebecca Fields-Moffitt
• Fabrizio – Tejas Gururaja
• Giuseppe – Brandon Burkhardt
• Franca – Kyra Kanz
• Signora – Paige Kennedy (Zoe Murphy 8/10 and 8/11)
• Signor – Max Moreno
• Roy – Shane Noel
• Ensemble:
  • Nancy Andreasen
  • Karissa Burkhardt
  • Emma Gostonczik
  • Zoe Murphy

Creative Team

• Angie Toomsen – Director
• Janelle Lauer – Music Director
• Megan Robinson – Choreographer
• Lucie Greene – Scenic Designer
• Joni Sackett – Costume Designer
• S. Benjamin Farrar – Lighting Designer
• Darin Ulmer – Sound Designer
• Jason “Blue” Herbert – Technical Director
• Britin Robinson – Master Electrician
• Lisa Kelly – Properties Master
• Carrie Pozdol – Intimacy Director
• Mia Gimenez – Vocal Coach
• Katy Hahn – Dialect Coach
• Max Moreno – Italian Diction Coach

Admission

Performance Times:  All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The site will open at 6:45 p.m. for parking and seating.

Tickets:

• Tickets are $25 (student), and $39 (adult). Ticket prices include a $7 processing fee. 
• TCR subscribers receive a 25% discount. Discount codes are sent via email and may be used online. Subscribers may also contact the TCR box office at tickets@theatrecr.org to redeem this benefit.
• Brucemore members also receive a discount. Contact Brucemore to receive a special code. Call 319-362-7375.

About Your Visit

Performance Times:  All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The site will open at 6:45 p.m. for parking and seating. 

Parking: The only gate that will open to vehicles for on-site parking is at 2160 Linden Drive SE. Signage will direct you to open spaces near the Visitor Center. (Parking is not available on Dows Lane, the dead-end road adjacent to Brucemore.)

Seating: Lawn space is on a first-come basis. Patrons are responsible for bringing their own chairs or blankets. 

Show Run Time: Approximately two hours. There will be one 15 minute intermission.

Food and Beverage/What to Bring: You are welcome to bring your own light snacks and beverages to enjoy in the performance venue. Concessions will also be for sale. Bug spray, blankets, and other items to make your outdoor experience more enjoyable will also be available.

Pets: Pets are not allowed, excluding service animals.

Weather: The event occurs fully outdoors and may be held in light rain and moderately high or low temps. If the event needs to be delayed or rescheduled due to weather, a decision will be made by 4:45 p.m. and ticket holders will be notified by phone. There will be no refunds, only exchanges to another date if possible.