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Vigil
Cast
Leonard C. Haas
Ceal Phelan

Scenic Designer
Nick Embree
Costume Designer
Natalia de la Torre
Lighting Designer
Janet Embree
Composer & Sound Designer
Christopher Colucci
Props Master
Tim Martin
Stage Manager
Rebecca Smith
2010/11 Season

Vigil
By Morris Panych
Directed by Peter DeLaurier
May 19 - June 12, 2011

From acclaimed Canadian playwright Morris Panych comes this witty, cheeky, and gratifyingly macabre comedy that will touch your heart. Middle-aged curmudgeon Kemp receives a letter from his rich aunt, Grace, who writes him she is "old and dying"... or does it say "yodeling?" It's hard to tell – her handwriting isn't very good. But Kemp quits his job and crosses the country to ready her for death, beginning an outrageous series of missteps and misunderstandings that gives way to a surprising, poignant finish. Join us for this clever, glittering hit of the Edinburgh Fringe and London's West End.

"A must-see dark comedy!" –Stage Magazine

"Vigil will have you laughing at its disgraceful and inappropriate audacity and at your own shocked reactions." –CurtainUp

"Masterful... Superb... A meaningful production that will make you laugh, cry, think, and connect." –CentralVoice

"An intoxicating theater experience." –Uwishunu

"A masterful retelling of life in its purest form." –Philadelphia City Paper

"Concocted by Canada's hottest playwright, Lantern Theater Company's Vigil is the rare play that seems to be one thing and turns out to be something entirely different. At once nostalgic and entirely original, this quirky, charming, and poignant play moves us in ways that are both unexpected and lasting." –Philadelphia Weekly
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Header Photo: Lawrence Stallings in the world premiere of Me and the Devil (2021); Anthony Lawton and Dave Johnson in Travesties (2022); Melissa Rakiro and Joanna Liao in Twelfth Night (2023); and Paul L. Nolan, Sally Mercer, and Charles McMahon in Copenhagen (2018). Photos by Mark Garvin.

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