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City Lights Theater Company

The Riverbride

May 30, 2023 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The River Bride Marisela Treviño Orta City Lights Theater Company A fairy tale is supposed to have an air of magic, a sense of mystery, and a promise of “happily ever after.”  Certainly Marisela Trevino Orta’s The River Bride, as directed by John R. Lewis and presented by City Lights Theater Company, meets these criteria and more.  From the opening moments of this … [Read more...] about The Riverbride

Blithe Spirit

April 1, 2023 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Blithe Spirit Noël Coward City Lights Theater Company The world was at war; England was constantly threatened from the skies; the fear of death of self and of loved ones was on everyone’s mind.  What better time to write a three-act farce about a séance gone haywire recalling an author’s dead wife from the beyond – a ghost only he can see and a ghost who has devilish … [Read more...] about Blithe Spirit

Miss You Like Hell

February 7, 2023 by Eddie Reynolds

Miss You Like Hell Quiara Alegría Hudes (Book & Lyrics); Erin McKeown (Music & Lyrics) City Lights Theater Company in Co-Production with Teatro Visión Many a book and movie through the years have chronicled “the great American road trip” across the continent as individuals, friends, and families have ventured into the plains, mountains, and lonely towns in … [Read more...] about Miss You Like Hell

Waiting for Next

May 27, 2022 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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

Vietgone

March 28, 2022 by Eddie Reynolds

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

January 24, 2020 by Eddie Reynolds

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”

June 3, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

April 2, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

February 3, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

  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”

November 21, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

September 22, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

May 21, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

January 22, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

April 4, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

February 5, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

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