The Book of Will, by Lauren Gunderson
Feb 27 – Mar 22, 2026
Where there’s a Will there’s a way…Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have Romeo and Juliet, but without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have...
Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE BY ROSSINI at San Diego Civic Center Theater
by Ron Bierman - February 20, 2026
Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances. Donors love it for its vocal gymnastics, memorable arias and sparkling melodies. Receptive newcomers like it because of its delightful bubbling overture, the familiar Figaro aria that soon follows, and its simple fast-moving sitcom-li...
Review: HEDDA GABLER at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 13, 2026
“Hedda Gabler” by Henrik Ibsen, now given a taut new version by Erin Cressida Wilson and directed with precision by Barry Edelstein at The Old Globe, stars Katie Holmes in the title role through March 15th....
Review: HOW TO SUCCEED... at San Diego Musical Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 10, 2026
“How to Succeed…” remains a slick, silly, and sharply performed romp—one that knows exactly what kind of absurd world it’s skewering, and does so with a grin....
Review: San Diego Symphony Performs Mahler's Seventh Symphony at Jacobs Music Center
by Ron Bierman - February 05, 2026
Jaha Ling led the San Diego Symphony’s first performance of Mahler’s seventh symphony in 2014, more than a century after the orchestra was founded. He called it “the most modern of all Mahler symphonies.”
Many critics have made similar judgements, the more conservative among them meant it a...
Review: THE APIARY at New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - February 02, 2026
I’ve watched (and loved) enough sci-fi movies to know that any animals kept in a lab eventually come for the humans. Monkeys. Sharks. Dinosaurs. So you can’t blame me for being deeply suspicious of the bees in the lab in 'The Apiary” now playing at New Village Arts through February 22, 2026....
Review: AUDITION SIDES at Riot Productions
by ErinMarie Reiter - January 30, 2026
“Audition Sides” At Riot Productions understands a specific kind of theatrical purgatory: the audition room, and then raises the stakes even more in this one act....
Review: SOUNDS AND SWELLS at The Conrad
by Ron Bierman - January 18, 2026
Art of Elan launched the Sounds and Swells series several years ago. Artistic Director Eric Starr describes its unusual programs as “a curated pairing of surfing footage and classical music.” The music and footage vary from one performance to another, but always include one or more California co...
Review: SIX at Broadway San Diego
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 31, 2025
“SIX” feels like a New Year’s resolution set to a killer beat: ditch the old hierarchies, turn up the volume, and let the queens run the show. All hail, indeed....
Review: A MAGICAL HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS AT THE JOAN at Cygnet Theatre
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025
Cygnet Theatre’s “A Magical Holiday: Christmas at The Joan” is precisely what its title promises: a bright, polished, joy-forward holiday revue that knows its job is to lift spirits, sparkle confidently, and send you back into December humming. ...
Review: RENT at New Village Arts
by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025
New Village Arts’ production of 'Rent' understands the heart of the piece, even if some of the sharpest edges are softened....
Past Shows
COPENHAGEN
Oct 17 – Nov 9, 2025
"This is physics. It's also politics. The two are sometimes painfully difficult to keep apart."Copenhagen, the 2000 Tony Award winner for Best Play, explores an...
Steel Magnolias
Jul 11 – Aug 3, 2025
Take a trip south to the town of Chinquapin, Louisiana and join the ladies at Truvy's Beauty Spot. Here, anyone who's anyone not only comes...
The New Plays Festival 2025
Jun 6 – Jun 15, 2025
Local San Diego playwrights' shows are being showcased at Lamplighters. Two to three shows an evening, repeated the second weekend. Produced by River Baig and...
A Perfect Ganesh
Feb 28 – Mar 23, 2025
Two women take a tour to India to leave their sadness behind; Ganesh frees them of their pain.
Wait Until Dark, a thriller by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Jan 10 – Feb 2, 2025
Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott's 1966 original, giving it a new setting. In 1944 Greenwich...
Wait Until Dark, a thriller by Frederick Knott, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Jan 10 – Feb 2, 2025
Forty-seven years after Wait Until Dark premiered on Broadway, Jeffrey Hatcher has adapted Frederick Knott's 1966 original, giving it a new setting. In 1944 Greenwich...
'Twas the Night Before Christmas, by Ken Ludwig
Nov 29 – Dec 15, 2024
Featuring: River Baig, Dani Guinn, Thomas Jarrett, Chris Miller, Matt Sayre, and Dani Ucman. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was...
I Hate Hamlet
Oct 11 – Nov 3, 2024
John Barrymore’s ghost haunts a castle-like apartment in New York which washed-up TV actor Andrew Rally has leased for the summer to play Hamlet!
The Revolutionists
Aug 23 – Sep 15, 2024
A riotous comedy that brilliantly tells the untold stories of four real women who were at the forefront of the French Revolution. Playwright Olympe...
The Odd Couple, the Female Version, by Neil Simon
Jul 5 – Jul 28, 2024
“The marriage is over, Florence. We’re getting an annulment.” Neil Simon gender swaps his classic, The Odd Couple. Felix and Oscar are now Florence and Olive. ...
Life by Numbers
Jun 7 – Jun 16, 2024
A world premiere by local playwright Lisa Balderston, Lamplighters is pleased to produce "Life by Numbers". It's been two years since Ellie's father passed away, and...
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
Mar 1 – Mar 24, 2024
During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason...
The Crucible
Jan 12 – Feb 4, 2024
A classic portrait of one man’s struggle toward grace is set in the scorching context of the 17th-century Salem witch trials. The Crucible renders human...
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dec 1 – Dec 17, 2023
Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life on the Lamplighter Theatre stage this holiday season. Adapted from Charles M. Schulz’s timeless story A Charlie Brown...
Deathtrap
Oct 13 – Nov 5, 2023
A has-been playwright is sent a script from a former student, that could put him back on top. The plot begins to twist and turn...
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike
Aug 25 – Sep 17, 2023
Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their...
Honky Tonk Angels, by Ted Swindley
Apr 21 – May 14, 2023
The creator of Always…Patsy Cline brings to life Honky Tonk Angels, a musical celebration of the female stars of country. This charming, foot-stompin’ musical mixes 30 classic country tunes...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next
Mar 3 – Mar 26, 2023
After being convicted of a petty crime, a charming, rebellious rogue named McMurphy contrives to serve his short sentence in an airy mental institution rather...
The 39 Steps
Oct 14 – Nov 6, 2022
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone...
"Silent Sky" by Lauren Gunderson
Aug 26 – Sep 18, 2022
At the center of Silent Sky is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a passionate and inquisitive computer at the turn of the 20th Century....
"Silent Sky" by Lauren Gunderson
Aug 26 – Sep 18, 2022
At the center of Silent Sky is the true story of Henrietta Leavitt, a passionate and inquisitive computer at the turn of the 20th Century....
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