Margaret Johnson (Diana Torres Koss) and daughter Clara (Dominique Bonino) find love and adventure while vacationing in 1950s Italy in Palo Alto Players’ musical love story, “The Light in the Piazza.” The play closes Sunday at the Lucie Stern Theater.

Palo Alto Players’ regional premiere of “The Light in the Piazza” closes Sunday at the Lucie Stern Theater.

The Tony award-winning musical by Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel is a love story sparked by the chance meeting of a naive young American woman and a handsome Florentine in 1950s Italy.

Directed by Jeanie Forte, with music direction by Jonathan Erman, “Piazza” stars Diana Torres Koss (courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association), Dominique Bonino and Justin Taylor Nixon.

Performances are scheduled 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20-$31.

The Lucie Stern Theater is located at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto.

For tickets and more information, call 329-0891 or visit www.paplayers.org.