{"id":432881,"date":"2026-09-11T14:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432881\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T14:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:48:21","slug":"jaston-williams-ufo-focused-play-i-saw-the-lights-opens-next-week-at-tobin-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/432881\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaston Williams&#8217; UFO-focused play I Saw the Lights opens next week at Tobin Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"507\" data-attachment-id=\"421334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/jaston-williams-ufo-focused-play-i-saw-the-lights-opens-next-week-at-tobin-center\/attachment\/papi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Papi.jpg?fit=1000%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,650\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Papi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I Saw the Lights was inspired by the mass UFO sightings over Lubbock in 1951.&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Papi.jpg?fit=780%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Papi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421334\"  \/>I Saw the Lights was inspired by the mass UFO sightings over Lubbock in 1951. Credit: Courtesy Image \/ 100A Productions<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mainstage season for the Tobin Center\u2019s in-house theater company, 100A Productions, opens Wednesday, Sept. 16, with I Saw the Lights, written by and starring Jaston Williams and directed by Chris McGarry (The Sopranos). <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by the infamous mass UFO sightings over Lubbock in 1951, this re-envisioned multi-character play explores how different people interpret singular events according to their individual beliefs, predispositions and deeply personal recollections. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Williams \u2014\u00a0co-creator, co-writer and longtime star of\u00a0Greater Tuna\u00a0and its sequels \u2014\u00a0is joined by a stellar group of local thespians who bring both humor and wonder to the stage for this series of performances. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">$24.50-$47.50, check website for showtimes Wednesday, Sept. 16-Sunday, Sept. 27, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 223-8624, tobincenter.org.<\/p>\n<p>Texas politics is a mess. 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