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2010/11 Season The Chekhov Festival
November 5 - 7, 2010 Presented in conjunction with our production of Uncle Vanya, this special weekend celebrates the influential work of Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician Anton Chekhov, considered one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature. Friday, November 5
6:00pm FESTIVAL KICK-OFF PARTY: Mingle with Lantern staff, artists, and fellow theatergoers over happy hour specials and complimentary light fare. At Marathon, 10th & Walnut Streets FREE 7:15pm Curtain Raiser: ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO, a Chekhov one-act starring Lantern Education Director Joshua Browns At the Lantern; 11min FREE 8:00pm UNCLE VANYA At the Lantern; 2hrs 40min $33 ($23 for students) Saturday, November 6
2:00pm Chekhov Shorts: LETTERS, LOVERS, AND A LAPDOG. Selections: The Bet directed by Joshua Browns, Lady with Lapdog directed by M. Craig Getting, and Chekhov in Love directed by David Howey. The cast includes Adam Altman, David Blatt, Corinna Burns, John Lopes, Matthew Lorenz, Megan Slater, and Eric Scotolati. At the Lantern; 2hrs $12 ($10 for subscribers and students) 4:30pm Scholars' Dinner: CHEKHOV: MINGLING THE ORDINARY WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY, with guest panelists Toby Zinman and Patricia Denison, moderated by Kathryn MacMillan. Admission includes a three-course meal of salad, choice of entrée, and dessert with coffee or tea, plus one free drink at cash bar. At Fergie's Pub, 1214 Sansom Street; 2hrs $35 ($30 for subscribers and students) 7:15pm Curtain Raiser: THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK, a Chekhov one-act starring Lantern Artistic Director Charles McMahon At the Lantern; 11min FREE 8:00pm UNCLE VANYA At the Lantern; 2hrs 40min $36 ($26 for students) Sunday, November 7
1:15pm Curtain Raiser: ON THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO, a Chekhov one-act starring Lantern Education Director Joshua Browns At the Lantern; 11min FREE 2:00pm UNCLE VANYA At the Lantern; 2hrs 40min $36 ($26 for students) 7:00pm Chekhov Shorts: LETTERS, LOVERS, AND A LAPDOG. Selections: The Bet directed by Joshua Browns, Lady with Lapdog directed by M. Craig Getting, and Chekhov in Love directed by David Howey. The cast includes Adam Altman, David Blatt, Corinna Burns, John Lopes, Matthew Lorenz, Megan Slater, and Eric Scotolati. At the Lantern; 2hrs $12 ($10 for subscribers and students) SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Pictured: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904).
 
Header Photo: Geoff Sobelle in Hamlet (2009), David Ingram and Luigi Sottile in The Government Inspector (2008), Forrest McClendon and Lawrence Stallings in Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (2009), and Kristyn Chouiniere and Paul L. Nolan in The Hothouse (2008). Photos by Jeffrey Stockbridge.
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