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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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
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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 (1/16 - 1/18) | |
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A Brass and Organ Christmas at Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral (12/15 - 12/15) | |
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Over the River and Through the Woods
City Lights Theater Company (11/20 - 12/21) | |
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A Cathedral Christmas at Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral (12/14 - 12/14) | |
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Ride the Cyclone
City Lights Theater Company (7/16 - 8/23) | |
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Live At the Orinda - Christine Andreas
Orinda Theatre (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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The San Jose Nutcracker
California Theatre (12/13 - 12/23) | |
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