Each season, City Lights partners with one or two local nonprofits per mainstage production. City Lights seeks to pair with groups whose mission may be tied to the theme of a show. For example, for The Waiting Room, a play about cancer and the medical industry, City Lights partnered with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Cake4Kids was a perfect partner during The Cake, and Cabaret benefited the Addison-Penzak JCC Los Gatos.

Besides donating a portion of box-office proceeds to support the partner, City Lights helps promote the partner’s fine work. We also place a donation box in the lobby during the run; invite the nonprofit’s officers to give a brief curtain speech before a performance; and provide display space for the partner to create an engaging exhibit. (Did you see History San Jose’s display about San Jose residents in World War I? Fascinating.) In return, the partner promotes the play to its community.

A more involved partnership might involve hosting a special event at the theater or the partner’s venue, such as a reception at a gallery after a City Lights matinee. We love bringing our community together with yours!

In addition, City Lights is proud to support Theatre Bay Area’s Mary Mason Lemonade Fund. The second Saturday of every show’s run is Lemonade Fund Night, when we donate 10% of your ticket price to the fund.

Interested in pursuing a partnership? Contact City Lights Marketing Director Rebecca Wallace at rebecca@cltc.org.