Waiting for Next Jeffrey Lo City Lights Theater Company Jeffrey Lo’s Waiting for Next is nothing short of being a heart-warming love story about friendship – a story full of charm and fun while also quite capable of drawing an occasional tear through the smiles. Much of the inherent goodness of this world premiere at City Lights Theater Company comes from the fact … [Read more...] about Waiting for Next
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Vietgone
Vietgone Qui Nguyen (with Original Music by Shane Rettig) City Lights Theater Company On the surface, a story detailing the journey of some Vietnamese immigrants as they escape the fall of Saigon in 1975 and land in a refugee camp in Arkansas, Vietgone is actually an irreverent, topsy-turvy, wild ride of a moving and engaging love story – in this case, a … [Read more...] about Vietgone
Stage Kiss
Tonsil hockey, pecking, sucking face, tongue wrestling, snogging (in Harry Potter terms), or just good ol’ making out – whatever the nickname, the meeting of two sets of human lips is the central and most-repeated action of Sarah Ruhl’s Stage Kiss. Sometimes barely touching a cheek, sometimes a thwarted attempt embarrassingly missing target, but most often involving long … [Read more...] about Stage Kiss
“Silent Sky”
Silent SkyLauren GundersonCity Lights Theater CompanyMaria Giere Marquis Maria Giere Marquis’s stunning portrayal of astronomy pioneer Henrietta Leavitt is nothing short of award-worthy. From the moment we meet her, there is no doubt that Henrietta is fiercely independent, absolutely headstrong, and undeniably focused on discovering something big about the … [Read more...] about “Silent Sky”
“Eurydice”
EurydiceSarah RuhlCity Lights Theater Company Leah Cohen and Lauren RhodesSince its premiere by Madison Repertory Theatre, the metaphor-rich, watery underworld Eurydice has received many creative productions from Off-Broadway and London to regional stages across the county to hundreds of high schools and universities – including a fabulously creative, … [Read more...] about “Eurydice”
“Mothers and Sons”
Mothers and SonsTerrence McNallyCity Lights Theater CompanyDamian Vega and Lillian BogovichMuch has changed in the world around them since those days when AIDS was both a sure death sentence and a reason for many families to turn their backs in shame and righteousness on its victims. What has not changed is the prevailing ache of loss, the futile … [Read more...] about “Mothers and Sons”
“Making God Laugh”
Jeremy Ryan, Mary Lou Torre, and Keenan FlaggMaking God LaughSean GrennanCity Lights Theater CompanyAs the decades come and go over a thirty-year period in the life of one family, many changes occur in the world around them while in the house where the three grown children were raised, many more things stay the same. What better holiday gift could … [Read more...] about “Making God Laugh”
“God of Carnage”
God of CarnageYasmina RezaCity Lights Theater CompanyAvondina Wills, Karyn Rondeau, Erik Gandolfi & April GreenDirector Virginia Drake has pulled no punches in ensuring that the uproariously funny and furiously outrageous City Lights Theater Company production of God of Carnage will both delight and shock its audience with a terrific take on this dark drama/comedy … [Read more...] about “God of Carnage”
“The Siegel”
The SiegelMichael MitnickCity Lights Theater Company Luisa Sermol & Ben Euphrat “Do you think there is only person out there for us?” is a question Ethan is struggling to answer in his life. When he shows up to ask Alice’s parents for her hand in marriage, he is sure that the answer is ‘yes’ and that she is the one. The … [Read more...] about “The Siegel”
“Alabama Story”
Alabama StoryKenneth JonesCity Lights Theater Company Maria Giere Marquis, Karen DeHart, Bezachin Jifar,and Erik Gandolf Perhaps no profession is more universally stereotyped in movies and minds than the local librarian. Portrayed and generally viewed as meek, prudish, and out of touch with day-to-day reality, the views seem quite universal, be the librarian male … [Read more...] about “Alabama Story”
“Frankenstein”
FrankensteinAdapted by Kit WilderFrom Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary ShelleyCity Lights Theatre Company Nick Mandracchia Any time a theatre company undertakes a world premiere, much less one commissioned, kudos is warranted for the risks undertaken. While this new offering of Frankenstein has some issues mainly of … [Read more...] about “Frankenstein”
“Ideation”
IdeationAaron LoebCity Lights Theater CompanyTom Gough, Sunny Moza & George PsarrasThe outlandish possibilities flouted about have too many bits of troubling plausibility tucked into them for us to say that Ideation is just a sci-fi, comic thriller. Premiering in 2014, Aaron Loeb’s play is unfortunately even more grippingly alarming just three years later, given some … [Read more...] about “Ideation”
“Other Desert Cities”
Other Desert CitiesJon Robin BaitzCity Lights Theater Company http://cltc.org Lauren Tothero, Jeff Kramer & Mary GibboneyIt’s Christmas 2004 in a Jewish home in the desert; and the family is going through morning, holiday rituals before heading to the club for crab claws and roasted pork. Welcome to the loving Wyeth household, where a … [Read more...] about “Other Desert Cities”
“American Idiot”
American IdiotGreen Day (Music); Billie Joe Armstrong (Lyrics); Billie Joe Armstrong & Michael Mayer (Book); Tom Kitt (Musical Arrangements & Orchestrations)City Lights Theater Company The Cast of "American Idiot"Onto the stage of City Lights Theater Company bursts a vigorous, heart-pumping, invigorating American Idiot with a cast that gives and gives … [Read more...] about “American Idiot”
“I and You”
I and YouLauren GundersonCity Lights Theater Company Ivette Deltoro & Davied Morales Once again, City Lights Theater Company has chosen a winning script, a superb production team, and an exciting duet of actors to present to its audience a gift that will continue to give for a long time. Not only will I and You lead to both self-reflection and conversations … [Read more...] about “I and You”
