by ErinMarie Reiter - April 26, 2026
If you’re in the mood for something light, silly, and a little bit chaotic with a musical flair, “Lend Me a Soprano” won’t disappoint....
by ErinMarie Reiter - April 24, 2026
“Alien Girls” is a play about friendship—specifically female friendship—in all its messy, contradictory, deeply human glory....
by ErinMarie Reiter - April 18, 2026
“The Play That Goes Wrong”, now playing at Lamb’s Players Theatre through June 7th does exactly what its title promises, with precision, mischief, and an undeniable sense of fun....
by ErinMarie Reiter - April 16, 2026
“The Notebook” isn’t aiming for subtlety; it’s aiming straight for your heart. Judging by the collective sniffles, gasps, and tears around the theater, it hits its mark....
by ErinMarie Reiter - April 15, 2026
With this excellent cast and directing, Fences' doesn’t just honor August Wilson’s language—it revels in it while bringing this classic story to life at The Old Globe through May 3rd....
by ErinMarie Reiter - April 12, 2026
'Airness' cranks the volume all the way up and dares you not to have a good time; It's a show that knows exactly what it is, big, bold, cheerfully ridiculous, and full of humor and heart....
by ErinMarie Reiter - April 10, 2026
“Matt & Ben” may be about two future Hollywood icons—but at New Village Arts, it’s the women who steal the spotlight, shape the story, and make the whole thing worth watching....
by Ron Bierman - April 03, 2026
Carmen is the world’s third most performed opera. Its tale of the doomed love affair between an innocent young soldier and a beguiling young woman unconstrained by conventional beliefs was seen in more than 6,000 productions on five continents last year. This performance was in the opera’s origi...
by ErinMarie Reiter - March 30, 2026
“The Lehman Trilogy, now playing at Cygnet Theatre through April 26, is an epic in every sense: sweeping, ambitious, unexpectedly funny, and, even at a three-hour runtime, utterly engrossing....
by ErinMarie Reiter - March 21, 2026
Running through March 22 in the Diversionary Black Box as a guest production, “First Day in December” is not just a look back; it’s a conversation with right now. ...
Past Shows
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...
"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...
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...
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...
Two women take a tour to India to leave their sadness behind; Ganesh frees them of their pain.
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...
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...
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...
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!
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 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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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....
Videos