Pull back the curtain and see what lies beneath the surface.

Directed by Teresa Veramendi
Written by Teresa Veramendi with Devin Elizarde

Created by Aniyah Adderly-Cordy, Zachary Arvizu, Devin Elizarde, Janine Evans, Nicole Farkouh, Suzy Li, Simar Randhawa, Amira Rindegarde, Erianna Solchaga, Sam Sternstein, Teresa Veramendi, and Ashley Villeda

Performed by Yasmeen Abuayed, Aniyah Adderly-Cordy, Zachary Arvizu, Devin Elizarde, Janine Evans, Nicole Farkouh, Joaquin Miguel Gawchua, Suzy Li, Simar Randhawa, Amira Rindegarde, Erianna Solchaga, Sam Sternstein, Teresa Veramendi, and Ashley Villeda

Join us for Shadow Lines, a riveting, one-night-only immersive performance that dares to expose the unseen forces shaping our identities, our home, and closest relationships. This is not just theater — it is reckoning with the quiet boundaries that define us and  celebrating the courage it takes to cross them.

In this revelatory months-long collaboration, San Jose State students and community members step into the light with stories that are tender, unflinching, and deeply human. Through movement, voice, and embodied storytelling, they confront the ways gender and cultural expectations can press against our authentic selves — revealing both the weight of those constraints and the fierce resilience required to break free.
You won’t simply sit and watch. You will journey.

Guided through a series of carefully crafted experiences, you’ll encounter intimate performances that unfold around you, dissolving the line between audience and artist. Each encounter holds a revelation. Each story pulses with vulnerability and strength. With every step, the invisible lines that shape our world become more impossible to ignore.

And then, together, we rise.

WHERE: Hal Todd Theater in the Hugh Gillis Building, 220 E San Fernando St.
WHEN: 8:00-9:00pm
WHO: All are welcome.

This event is free.

Reserve your tickets HERE.

Sponsored in part by a College of Humanities and the Arts' Artistic Excellence Programming Grant.