Order Up! Backstage at “Clyde’s”

Order Up! Backstage at “Clyde’s”
Join director Aldo Billingslea and other artists from “Clyde’s” in this online talkback. These events are free, up-close, and lots of fun!
7:00PM, Monday, June 3, 2024

Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels
This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the infectious music of the all-female rock band The Go-Go’s. Led by the free-spirited Princess Pamela, the royal family journeys to save their beloved kingdom of Arcadia from extinction. The results: a wild adventure filled with mistaken identities, forbidden romances and unexpected twists,
7:30PM, Thursday, July 17, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, July 18, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, July 19, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, July 24, 2025
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2:00PM, Saturday, July 26, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, July 26, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, July 27, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, July 31, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, August 1, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, August 2, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, August 2, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, August 3, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, August 7, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, August 8, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, August 9, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, August 9, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, August 10, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, August 14, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, August 15, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, August 16, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, August 16, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, August 17, 2025

The Cake

The Cake
Della and her North Carolina bakery are renowned for their cakes. So it’s no surprise that when the girl Della helped raise returns to the South, she asks Della to make her wedding cake. The surprise? There are two brides. Now, even as Della’s life is complicated by the chance to be on a reality baking show, she questions her beliefs – and the true meaning of family, faith and frosting.
7:30PM, Thursday, May 15, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, May 16, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, May 17, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, May 22, 2025
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2:00PM, Saturday, May 24, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, May 24, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, May 25, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, May 29, 2025
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2:00PM, Saturday, May 31, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, May 31, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, June 1, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, June 5, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, June 6, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, June 7, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, June 7, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Mousetrap

The Mousetrap
Trapped in Monkswell Manor by a snowstorm, a sundry group are also ensnared in a web of fear after a local woman is murdered. A police detective arrives to interrogate the suspects, but can the murderer be found in time?
7:30PM, Thursday, March 13, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, March 14, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, March 15, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, March 20, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, March 21, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, March 22, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, March 22, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, March 23, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, March 28, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, March 29, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, March 29, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, March 30, 2025
7:30PM, Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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2:00PM, Saturday, April 5, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, April 5, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, April 6, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, April 10, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, April 11, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, April 12, 2025

In Love and Warcraft

In Love and Warcraft
Meet Evie, a college senior who’s a master at both online role-playing and real-life ghostwriting — her side hustle is writing love letters for other people. But she’s navigating the complexities of love and sex without firsthand experience. As she’s drawn to one of her clients, Evie must learn to unleash her powerful persona in the real world.
7:30PM, Thursday, January 16, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, January 17, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, January 18, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, January 23, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, January 24, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, January 25, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, January 25, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, January 26, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, January 30, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, January 31, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, February 1, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, February 1, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, February 2, 2025
7:30PM, Thursday, February 6, 2025
8:00PM, Friday, February 7, 2025
2:00PM, Saturday, February 8, 2025
8:00PM, Saturday, February 8, 2025
2:00PM, Sunday, February 9, 2025

Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War

Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War
In 2014, City Lights marked the 100-year anniversary of the World War I “Christmas Truce” with a world premiere that drew crowds and raves. Now “Truce: A Christmas Wish from the Great War” is back with a mix of returning and new artists. Set in the trenches of France, this story follows soldiers on both sides who embraced a spontaneous ceasefire to celebrate Christmas in 1914.
8:00PM, Friday, November 29, 2024
2:00PM, Saturday, November 30, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, November 30, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, December 1, 2024
7:30PM, Thursday, December 5, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, December 6, 2024
2:00PM, Saturday, December 7, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, December 7, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, December 8, 2024
7:30PM, Thursday, December 12, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, December 13, 2024
2:00PM, Saturday, December 14, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, December 14, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, December 15, 2024
7:30PM, Wednesday, December 18, 2024
7:30PM, Thursday, December 19, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, December 20, 2024
2:00PM, Saturday, December 21, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, December 21, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, December 22, 2024

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls
As the well-to-do Birlings celebrate an engagement in the family, the festive evening is suddenly punctured by an uninvited visitor: an inspector looking into the death of a young woman.
7:30PM, Thursday, September 26, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, September 27, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, September 28, 2024
7:30PM, Thursday, October 3, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, October 4, 2024
2:00PM, Saturday, October 5, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, October 5, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, October 6, 2024
7:30PM, Thursday, October 10, 2024
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2:00PM, Saturday, October 12, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, October 12, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, October 13, 2024
7:30PM, Thursday, October 17, 2024
8:00PM, Friday, October 18, 2024
2:00PM, Saturday, October 19, 2024
8:00PM, Saturday, October 19, 2024
2:00PM, Sunday, October 20, 2024

2024-25 Season Announcement

2024-25 Season Announcement

City Lights’ 42nd season starts in September, and we’re thrilled to announce the show titles to you!

Join us at the theater at 529 S. Second St. from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, for an announcement party. Enjoy snacks, drinks, theater talk, and lots of excitement for our 2024-25 season.

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4:00PM, Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Nothing but Net: Backstage at “King Liz”

Nothing but Net: Backstage at “King Liz”
Join director Kinan Valdez and other artists from “King Liz” in this online talkback. These events are free, up-close, and lots of fun!
7:00PM, Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Black & White Time Warp Ball

Black & White Time Warp Ball
Dynamic live performances, a sit-down dinner catered by Il Fornaio, and your favorite City Lights actors telling their favorite theater stories? Yes please! Come do the Time Warp with us at our fundraising gala on Saturday, April 27.
5:00PM, Saturday, April 27, 2024