Our audience engagement series offers an insider's look at each production with artists and guest scholars, plus other special events designed to enhance your Lantern experience.

Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 4pm
On the Lantern Mainstage

Presented in partnership with the Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE) and in conjunction with Heroes, this uplifting panel discussion will explore how we maintain our dignity as we face the challenges of aging, and find balance between safety and risk, self-reliance and community. Panelists include Peter DeLaurier (Henri, Heroes), M. Kathryn Jedrziewski, PhD (deputy director, Institute on Aging at the University of Pennsylvania), and Michele Mathes (CARIE board member and adjunct faculty member at Drexel University and Bryn Mawr College). A reception with the panelists immediately follows.

Join our artistic team and special guests for pre-show conversations on various artistic themes. Admission is FREE  •  Downstairs in the Lantern Lab

This post-show discussion series offers an opportunity to talk with the artists involved with each production. Admission is FREE  •  On the Lantern Mainstage

Get a first-hand look into the design and rehearsal process with pre-show Q&As with each play's director. Admission is FREE  •  Downstairs in the Lantern Lab

Captions that translate dialogue and other sounds will be displayed on an LED screen located near the stage. Open Captioning is helpful to the deaf and hard-of-hearing as well as people whose second language is English. This service is included with your regular ticket purchase to indicated performances. When ordering tickets, please indicate that you or members of your party will be using this service so that we may ensure optimal seating locations for viewing of both the screen and the stage.

Monday, May 20, 2013 at 7pm
On the Lantern Mainstage

Presented in honor of Memorial Day and in conjunction with Heroes, panelists M. Craig Getting (director, Heroes), Lovella Calica (executive director, Warrior Writers), and Kevin Basl (outreach coordinator, Warrior Writers) will explore how art can be used to better understand and transcend experiences of war trauma. A reception with the panelists immediately follows, with wine and hors d'oeuvres provided by Smokin' Betty's Restaurant. All event proceeds benefit Warrior Writers, a Philadelphia-based national organization that helps veterans transform their lives through art by providing a creative community for artistic exploration and expression.