City Lights Theater Company

City Lights Theater Company (CLTC) ignites audiences with provocative productions through innovative concepts, intimate staging, and powerful storytelling.

CLTC came to this redesign with a clear vision: a site that felt as bold and contemporary as their productions, while dramatically improving the patron experience from first impression to ticket in hand. We rebuilt their site from the ground up, stripping out the old iframe embed code from their previous ticketing provider and replacing it with integrated connectivity to UpStage CRM. The result is a seamless end-to-end patron journey, from browsing the season to purchasing tickets, managing season passes, and redeeming gift cards, all within a unified experience that reflects the CLTC brand at every touchpoint.

The redesign elevated every dimension of CLTC’s digital presence: a striking contemporary dark aesthetic that holds beautifully across all devices and lighting conditions, a donation ecosystem that supports one-time and recurring giving, and a patron account portal that puts self-service squarely in the hands of their audience. Stunning production photography anchors the experience, while streamlined navigation keeps conversion paths short and intuitive across desktop and mobile alike.

Services

custom programmingevent managementjobs/auditions boardUpStage CRMweb design

Highlights

A contemporary dark design approach projects a sophisticated image and renders beautifully across all devices and lighting conditions.

Replaced legacy provider iframe embed code with UpStage CRM integration, creating a seamless patron experience from browsing to checkout.

Patron account portal at my.cltc.org supports ticket management, season pass redemption, and gift card purchases within the CLTC brand environment.

Comprehensive donation ecosystem supports one-time gifts, recurring giving, and donor recognition, all integrated into the site architecture.

Event pages include direct ticket purchase links to each performance with rich production imagery and program details.

WCAG compliant color contrast.

Sticky navigation disappears when scrolling down to provide more room for page content.

Speed Sells

Don’t Sacrifice Speed for Beauty

Great design is crucial, but it’s not the whole story. Many arts organizations choose agencies solely on design strength, neglecting the critical role of development. This often results in stunning websites that crawl on mobile or load painfully slow.

At Venture, we understand the unique needs of arts & culture clients. We deliver award-winning design coupled with lightning-fast performance.

Rebecca

Wallace

Marketing Director

City Lights Theater Company
After seeing Venture’s work with other websites, I knew that Drew and his team would create a new site for our theater that was beautiful and beautifully functional. What I hadn’t realized was how much time the new site would save our team. Our new site is a breeze to update with new content. It’s automated in all the right places, while leaving freedom for creativity and innovation. And it leaves us with more time to spend on making and promoting theater.

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