City Lights' annual Lights Up! festival returns on Saturday, June 14, bringing bold new voices and unforgettable stories to the City Lights stage. This in-person celebration of new works features script-in-hand readings of two powerful plays, plus the Maker Fair, highlighting hand-crafted creations from local artists in our community. This year’s plays: "The Soulmate Play" by Anthony Doan, directed by Jacob Yoder-Schrock (starting at 1 p.m.), and "Helicopter Typhoon Carabao! or To Survive an Apocalypse Now," written by Amanda L. Andrei and directed by Mark Anderson Phillips (5 p.m.). The Maker Fair starts at noon, and will also be open between the readings.
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Running After Shadows (1/15/26-2/8/26)
Not A Genuine Black Man (1/25/26-1/25/26)
Dial M for Murder (3/12/26-4/12/26)
anthropology (5/14/26-6/7/26)
Ride the Cyclone (7/16/26-8/23/26)
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Ren's Eleventh Annual Winter Wonderland (12/7/25-12/7/25)
Over the River and Through the Woods (11/20/25-12/21/25)
City Lights Presents: Spooky Lights Live! (10/12/25-10/12/25)
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (9/25/25-10/19/25)
An Evening with AJ Jaffari (8/3/25-8/3/25)
Head Over Heels (7/17/25-8/24/25)
The Cake (5/15/25-6/8/25)
The Cake (5/15/25-6/8/25)
Mrs. Winchester, or, A Gun in the First Act (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Videos
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Cinderella
Hillbarn Theatre (12/4 - 12/28) | |
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The San Jose Nutcracker
California Theatre (12/13 - 12/23) | |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (1/9 - 1/11) | |
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The 33rd Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish Comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant
Imperial Palace Restaurant (12/24 - 12/26) | |
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Moulin Rouge!
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (12/16 - 12/28) | |
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The Book of Mormon (Non-Equity)
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (3/6 - 3/8) | |
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A Cathedral Christmas at Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral (12/21 - 12/21) | |
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Salsa and Bachata Dance Fridays Salsa Dancing, Bachata Dancing at Dance Fridays, Dance Lessons
Dance Fridays (12/19 - 12/19) | |
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