Lantern Theater Company presents a special evening to celebrate
our 18th Anniversary Season and to honor Ceal Phelan and Gayle R. Smith

Wine Reception begins at 6:00 p.m.
Festive Attire

The Down Town Club
6th & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106   [DIRECTIONS+PARKING]

The Evening Includes...
Open Bar + Buffet Dinner and Dessert + Silent Auction + Live Music + Awards Presentation + A Stage Combat Preview of Romeo and Juliet + Announcement of our 2012/13 Season

Silent Auction
Items up for auction will include exclusive vacation getaways, fun nights out at the region's finest restaurants and theaters, sports tickets, priceless collectibles, unique experiences, and much more.

Tickets are $125 and up  ~  Special $75 Theater Artist Rate

Ceal Phelan is a beloved and highly-respected member of the Philadelphia theater community. She has appeared at the Lantern as Madeleine in The Breath of Life (2010), Maria in Uncle Vanya (2010), and Grace in Vigil (2011), and she directed our 2007 production of The Taming of the Shrew. She will join us again this spring as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet. Ceal and her husband, actor and director Peter DeLaurier, are two of the co-founders of Wilmington's Delaware Theatre Company and have served as Resident Company Members at People's Light & Theatre for the past 23 years. In addition to acting and directing, Ceal has taught at Temple University, People's Light, Hedgerow Theatre, and other area colleges and high schools.

Gayle R. Smith is a professor, writer, and attorney, as well as one of Philadelphia's most passionate theater advocates. Gayle began her legal career at the City Solicitor's Office before starting her own practice in 1987, eventually concentrating on divorce law. She is a published author, serves as a trustee of the Charlotte Cushman Foundation, teaches courses on theater and social issues for Temple University's Master of Liberal Arts program, is an ambassador to the National New Play Network, and has organized fundraising events for many local theater companies, including the Lantern.

Lantern Theater Company seeks to be a vibrant, contributing member of the Greater Philadelphia community, exposing audiences to great theater, inviting participation in dialogue and discussion, educating audience members about artistic and social issues, and employing theatrical language and techniques to enrich learning in the classroom. Each year, we reach a loyal and growing audience of over 16,000 through three core programs: Mainstage Productions that are smart, fun, engaging, and connected to our modern world; Lantern Theater Company: In Conversation, our audience enrichment series that offers an insider's look at each production with artists and guest scholars; and Illumination, our award-winning education program that engages local students and adults in the world of theater, nurturing their artistic expression through in-school residencies, discount matinee performances for students, and teaching artist training for after-school programs throughout Philadelphia.

For as little as $50, you can advertise your business, share your well-wishes for our honorees, or celebrate the Lantern's 18th anniversary season in the evening's Tribute Book! Please contact Ali Roy at aroy@lanterntheater.org or 215.829.9002 x106 for details.