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The Breath of Life (2010)
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Lantern Theater Company: In Conversation

Our audience enrichment series offers an insider's look at each production with Lantern artists and guest scholars, plus other special events that expand your Lantern experience. Please join us for these upcoming events!

Scholars: In Conversation
Princes, Clowns, and the Fight for the Crown: Understanding Henry IV, Part I
Back by popular demand! This three-part panel discussion brings together audiences and scholars to explore Shakespeare's work. Become a Shakespeare expert in just three weeks! Join us for one, two, or all three events.
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  • Monday, April 5, 7:00pm-8:30pm at the Lantern
    "Crafting Political Personas" with panelists Lois Potter (Professor Emeritus, University of Delaware) and Kristen Poole (Associate Professor of English, University of Delaware).
    Tickets: $10 ($8 for students and Lantern subscribers)

  • Monday, April 12, 7:00pm-8:30pm at the Rosenbach Museum & Library
    "Shakespeare in Subsequent Eras" with panelists Darlene Farabee (Assistant Professor of English, University of South Dakota) and Elizabeth Fuller (Collections Librarian, Rosenbach Museum & Library), plus a hands-on tour of primary sources at the Rosenbach.
    Tickets: $10 ($8 for students and Lantern subscribers)

  • Monday, April 19, 7:00pm-8:30pm at the Lantern
    "Shakespeare's Fathers and Sons" with panelists John-Paul Spiro (Center for Liberal Education, Villanova University) and actor Pete Pryor (Falstaff/King Henry in upcoming Henry IV, Part I and Barrymore Award-winner for the titular role in Richard III).
    Tickets: $10 ($8 for students and Lantern subscribers)

    Presented in conjunction with our production of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I, on stage April 1 - May 2.
Directors: In Conversation
Get a first-hand look into each show's design and rehearsal process in this moderated Q&A with each play's director.

  • Friday, April 9 at 7:00pm:  Henry IV, Part I with director Charles McMahon
    FREE for ticket holders
Artists: In Conversation
This post-show discussion offers a unique opportunity to talk about our productions with the artists who create them. Meet the actors and hear behind-the-scenes stories.

  • Sunday, April 11 after the 2:00pm performance: Henry IV, Part I
    FREE for ticket holders
Marathon Grill Pre-Curtain Cocktails
Mingle with Lantern staff, artists, and fellow theatergoers over happy hour specials and light fare at our local Marathon Grill (10th & Walnut Streets, upstairs).

Artistic Director: In Conversation
Ever wonder how we choose our plays? How we know an artist is "right" for a particular show? Or how our theater space informs our performance style? Join Charles McMahon, Artistic Director, and KC MacMillan, Associate Artistic Director, for conversations about what – and who – makes the Lantern distinctive.

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at St. Stephen's Theater, home of Lantern Theater Company, 10th & Ludlow Streets, Philadelphia, PA. Get directions»

Pictured: Ceal Phelan in The Breath of Life (2010). Photo: Mark Garvin.
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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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