Events

City Lights Cinema

Theater designed for the screen … on the big screen! Join us at the theater to watch two new digital plays, “61 Unused Pages” by Vincent Terrell Durham and “Lola Cooked Our Food” by Jeffrey Lo.

7:00PM, Sunday, June 19, 2022

One day, actor Max Tachis was serving coffee to playwright and director Jeffrey Lo. “You and Wes Gabrillo need to work together,” Jeffrey said. “I’m going to write something so we can hang out.” Now Jeffrey’s new play “Waiting for Next” is finally getting its world premiere.

7:00PM, Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The Solo Projects: 61 Unused Pages

We’re excited to continue our series of one-act solo plays by writers in the BIPOC community, commissioned by City Lights and released on video so that all will be able to experience them. The second play is “61 Unused Pages” by Vincent Terrell Durham, available to watch on demand in June.

12:00AM, Thursday, June 2, 2022

12:00AM, Thursday, June 30, 2022

The music behind the musical

When Katie Coleman took a bow after “Cabaret” in 2019, it was a beautiful thing. Usually music directors don’t get a curtain call. But they should. Come learn about life as a music director, reminisce about City Lights and Broadway shows, and hear original music from Katie’s new project.

7:00PM, Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The Square Root of a Sonnet

We’re honored to host Bay Area Drama Company on our stage for their production of “The Square Root of a Sonnet” by Nilanjan P. Choudhury.

8:00PM, Friday, April 29, 2022

2:00PM, Saturday, April 30, 2022

8:00PM, Saturday, April 30, 2022

2:00PM, Sunday, May 1, 2022

Backstage at Vietgone

How did we create Qui Nguyen’s audacious, funny, moving world on the City Lights stage? Join us for a free Zoom discussion with “Vietgone” actors Amanda Le Nguyen, Jomar Tagatac, Tasi Alabastro and Vivienne Truong, and our director, Jeffrey Lo.

7:00PM, Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Nineteen

Enjoy the Big Band sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington and others with Nineteen, San Jose’s professional jazz band. This event is part of our Lights & Music Concert Series.

8:00PM, Sunday, March 6, 2022

Annual fundraiser

Our next annual fundraiser is Saturday, May 7. The theme is “The Roaring ’20s,” and we’ll also be marking a milestone: Executive Artistic Director Lisa Mallette’s 20 years at the City Lights helm!

5:00PM, Saturday, May 7, 2022

The Solo Projects: Lola Cooked Our Food

In this series of one-act solo plays by writers in the BIPOC community, we feature works commissioned by City Lights and released on video so that all will be able to experience them. The first play is the beautiful “Lola Cooked Our Food” by Jeffrey Lo.

4:00PM, Thursday, June 2, 2022

6:00PM, Thursday, June 30, 2022

Behind the scenes at Native Gardens

“People can get very weird about their plants.” That’s certainly — and hilariously — true in City Lights’ next mainstage play, Karen Zacarías’ comedy Native Gardens.

8:00PM, Tuesday, November 30, 2021