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.
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)
City Lights Theater Company is at 529 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA.
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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Live At the Orinda - Christine Andreas
Orinda Theatre (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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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 (1/2 - 1/4) | |
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The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party
The Cow Palace (11/22 - 12/21) | |
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Ride the Cyclone
City Lights Theater Company (7/16 - 8/23) | |
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Dear San Francisco
Club Fugazi (9/16 - 6/27) | |
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Over the River and Through the Woods
City Lights Theater Company (11/20 - 12/21) | |
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Moulin Rouge!
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (12/16 - 12/28) | |
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