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Lamplighters Community Theatre

5915 Severin Dr., La Mesa, CA
La Mesa, CA

Upcoming Shows

Love, Loss & What I Wore

Sep 12 – Sep 19, 2026

An intimate collection of stories based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman, as well as on the recollections of the Ephrons' friends, written by Nora and Delia Ephron. The play is in Readers Theatre format about women, clothes and memory, covering subjects like mothers...

Calendar Girls

Aug 28 – Sep 20, 2026

A Yorkshire women's club decides to take an unconventional route with their coming year's fundraising calendar, posing for photos wearing next to nothing rather than the typical scenic shots. Their reasoning is honorable, but it takes much convincing and plenty of liquid courage...

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Cygnet Theatre

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Cygnet Theatre

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 13, 2026

Cygnet Theatre’s 'Dear Evan Hansen' cast is terrific; the technical elements are beautifully integrated, and the emotions land exactly where they are meant to. You may or may not have some issues with the story, but Cygnet has made a production that gives audiences plenty to feel and discuss on th…

Review: OUR LADY OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER at TuYo Theatre

Review: OUR LADY OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER at TuYo Theatre

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 12, 2026

Our Lady of the San Diego Convention Center centers these experiences with care and humor, giving audiences a chance to know these migrant girls and what they experienced as children by capturing their fears, friendships, faith, and small moments of joy instead of as statistics or political talking …

Review: MENSA at OnStage Playhouse

Review: MENSA at OnStage Playhouse

by ErinMarie Reiter · September 10, 2026

There is no magic equation for solving political division, or for fixing a culture that increasingly seems to prefer arguing at one another rather than actually talking. Mensa doesn’t pretend to have that answer, but it does offer a nice opening to start the conversation.…

Review: NI MI MADRE Unpacks Motherhood with Humor and Grace at Diversionary Theatre

Review: NI MI MADRE Unpacks Motherhood with Humor and Grace at Diversionary Theatre

by Lucía Serrano · August 25, 2026

Mothers: the never-ending source of trauma, character development, personality... and love. Or, at least, the version they say they give and the other version of what you actually felt as their kid. These themes, and more, are explored in Ni Mi Madre, the Obie Award-winning one-man show written and…

Review: ROCK OF AGES at San Diego Musical Theatre

Review: ROCK OF AGES at San Diego Musical Theatre

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 23, 2026

San Diego Musical Theatre’s 'Rock of Ages' is a delightfully ridiculous blast of ’80s hair-band camp filled with talented performers, big vocals, energetic choreography, a live band, and enough rock ’n’ roll to make the audience feel like they have accidentally wandered onto the Sunset Strip…

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Broadway San Diego

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Broadway San Diego

by ErinMarie Reiter · August 21, 2026

When 'Water for Elephants' embraces the magic of the circus—the impossible made possible through acrobatics, illusion, movement, and extraordinary puppetry—it is absolutely captivating.…

Past Shows

22 total · showing 11–20

The Front Porch an original play

FeaturedThe Front Porch an original play

Sep 3 – Sep 26, 2021

During the fall of 1967, Clara, a white widow, stubbornly refuses her daughter's insistence she move from her home due to increasing racial tensions throughout the country and because her new neighbors are African-American. Although both Clara and Janelle Johnson's family are a...

God of Carnage

God of Carnage

Jan 10 – Feb 9, 2020

God of Carnage relates an evening in the lives of two couples, residents of a tony Brooklyn neighborhood, who meet to discuss a playground incident. Alan and Annettes son hit Michael and Veronicas son in the face with a stick, resulting in two broken teeth. The four of them...

On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond

Oct 11 – Nov 10, 2019

On Golden Pond. Drama By Ernest Thompson (Presented with permission from Dramatists Play Service.) Director: George Bailey Producer: Nicole Ashley Thomas AD: Elaine Litton Lamplighters Community Theatre 5915 Severin Drive La Mesa, CA. 91401 Located in the La Mesa Village Station...

And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little

And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little

Aug 23 – Sep 22, 2019

(Presented with permission by Samuel French, Inc.)Directed by: O. P. Hadlock * Assistant Director: Sandy Hotchkiss Produced by: George BaileyOn-line ticketing: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=100723Facebook...

Local Playwrights Sbowcase

Local Playwrights Sbowcase

Jun 7 – Jun 16, 2019

Local Playwrights' ShowcaseFour Plays by Three PlaywrightsJune 7 to June 16, 2019Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pmProduced by Paul EricsonTICKET PRICES All seats $15 https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=101923Bride on the Rocks Format: Black Boxby David...

Nine - The Musical

Nine - The Musical

Apr 19 – May 19, 2019

The story is based also on Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8. It focuses on film director Guido Contini, who is dreading his imminent 40th birthday and facing a midlife crisis, which is blocking his creative impulses and entangling him in a web of romantic...

The Front Porch - a new play

"The Front Porch" - a new play

Jun 1 – Jun 10, 2018

"THE FRONT PORCH" A New Play by George Bailey Director: George Bailey Assistant Director: Joyce DeJesus Drama. June 1 - 10, 2018 Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm Sunday at 2:00pm Lamplighters Community Theatre 5915 Severin Drive La Mesa, CA 91942-3806 (619) 303-5092 For...

Peter and the Starcatcher

Peter and the Starcatcher

Apr 20 – May 13, 2018

The five-time Tony-winning show that The New York Times called "the most exhilarating storytelling on Broadway in decades," Peter and the Starcatcher is the swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan. Inventive stagecraft and an imaginative story come together to reveal the origins of...

'Night, Mother

'Night, Mother

Mar 2 – Mar 25, 2018

This multi-award-winning play centers around Jessie, a middle-aged, down-on-her-luck woman who moves back in with her mom. As mother and daughter spend a high-stakes evening together, the ensuing debate -- sometimes quiet, sometimes tempestuous -- ultimately gives rise to some...

The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap

Jan 12 – Feb 4, 2018

A terrible snowstorm traps a group of strangers in a quaint boarding house. To everyone's horror, it soon becomes clear that a murderer is hiding among them. A policeman arrives to investigate, and as the characters testify and re-enact the events of the night, the trap is set...

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