11/19/2025
Illumination, Prima Theatre’s Candlelit Holiday Concert returns this Friday, 11/21, and is playing through Tuesday, 12/23.
December is crowded — errands, obligations, the endless scroll. Prima Theatre’s ILLUMINATION is an energizing pause button: a candlelit holiday concert that replaces the season’s noise with joy, wonder, and peace.
Prima’s intimate Lancaster space, where every seat is just a few rows from the performers, is at 941 Wheatland Avenue, within walking distance of much of School Lane Hills!
Now in its 15th Anniversary Season, Prima has refreshed and reimagined the production
for 2025 with new arrangements, choreography, and staging.
Directed and choreographed by Cody Smith with concept by Mitch Nugent, ILLUMINATION begins with stillness and gradually blossoms into a gathering of music, movement, and shared presence. Beloved carols and modern favorites are reborn in arrangements that highlight the closeness of singers, musicians, and audience, surrounded by hundreds of
glowing candles.
Last year, Lancaster native and Tony Award-winner Jonathan Groff attended and described the experience as “exquisite.”
