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The high bidder wins two tickets to a City Lights Theater Company mainstage production.  

Since 1982, City Lights Theater Company has been inspiring and challenging audiences with a host of plays and musicals, many of them fresh new works. The company’s downtown San Jose theater is a bustling space that attracts artists, educators, students, and playgoers alike. 

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MAKING GOD LAUGH

November 15-December 23, 2018

The power of family: the good, the bad and the ugly
"Come share the holidays with Ruthie, Bill and the kids. Thirty years of holidays, that is. You’ll laugh, tear up and shudder: sometimes at the “festive” recipes, sometimes at the fashion choices you’ll never admit you also made. Through it all, Ruthie and Bill try to keep the home fires burning as the paths of their three adult children—a priest, an aspiring actress and a smooth-talking entrepreneur—twist and turn. As Woody Allen once said, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”

“A gem of comic relief.”  –The Chicago Sun-Times

MOTHERS AND SONS

January 17 - February 17, 2019

"Twenty years after losing her actor son to AIDS, Katharine unexpectedly shows up on the doorstep of his former partner, Cal. As they delve into the past and navigate the present in a single afternoon, Katharine struggles with a world she has never understood, one that now includes Cal’s husband and young son. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, this drama pays tribute to a generation stricken with loss, and reflects on the major changes in America’s gay community in recent decades."

“Moving, intensely resonant. An exceptionally timely play.”  –The Chicago Tribune

EURYDICE

March 14 - April 14, 2019

The power of connection and memory

"The myth has been told and retold for centuries. Grief-stricken Orpheus travels to the underworld, where he learns he can rescue his wife, Eurydice—if he doesn’t look back on the way up. Now, we see the story through Eurydice’s eyes. City Lights’ innovative new production combines Sarah Ruhl’s strikingly fresh script with the beauty of American Sign Language, reflecting the characters’ efforts to communicate across worlds. A lush and moving tale about life, love and the enduring strength of memory."

“Exhilarating…both author and audience swim in the magical, sometimes menacing, and always thrilling flow of the unconscious.”  –The New Yorker

SILENT SKY

May 16 - June 16, 2019

"For Henrietta Leavitt, heaven is the night sky. When she’s hired by the Harvard Observatory, doors seem to be opening for her. But it’s 1900, and women aren’t even allowed to look through the telescope. They must chart the stars from photographs and keep their ideas to themselves. Undaunted, Henrietta quietly pursues her own revolutionary theories as family ties, societal pressure and love pull her in other directions. This lyrical drama is based on the true story of a pioneering astronomer whose discoveries have helped us measure the vast reaches of space."

“Sheer magic.”  -The San Francisco Chronicle

CABARET

July 18 - August 25, 2019

The power of art to reflect the truth in dangerous times

"In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw to a close, a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and assures them they will forget all their troubles at the cabaret. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. City Lights is proud to present the original 1966 version of this iconic musical."

“Cabaret remains one of the supreme classic pieces of musical theater; more than that, it’s ever-modern.”  –Philadelphia magazine

Located at:

529 S. 2nd St.

San Jose

Item Special Note

This pass is not valid for opening night performances, the Lights & Music Concert Series, the Lights Up! festival, or other special events.

Expires 11/30/2019. Tickets must be redeemed by 10/31/19.