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 2022/23 Mainstage Season TWELFTH NIGHT
By William Shakespeare Directed by Charles McMahon
May 18 - June 18, 2023
As Shakespeare's most fascinating comic heroine, Viola turns personal tragedy and loss into a life-changing experience for herself and those she comes to love. Yes, there will be a storm, twins, mistaken identities, and – above all – music, the food of love. Join us for an enchanting and poetic journey of discovery.
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Damon Bonetti as Orsino •
Charlie DelMarcelle as Feste •
Tyler S. Elliott as Sebastian •
J Hernandez as Sir Andrew •
David Ingram as Malvolio •
Joanna Liao as Viola •
Brian McCann as Antonio •
Lee Minora as Maria •
Melissa Rakiro as Olivia •
Brian Anthony Wilson as Sir Toby Belch
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Charles McMahon, Director •
James F. Pyne, Jr., Scenic Designer •
Marla Jurglanis, Costume Designer •
Tydell Williams, Lighting Designer •
Christopher Colucci, Sound Designer & Original Music •
J. Alex Cordaro, Fight Director •
Rebecca Smith, Stage Manager
TWELFTH NIGHT ONLINE and IN THE NEWS  
"Lantern Theater Company offers a delightfully comic and effortlessly romantic new production of Twelfth Night to close its season."
–Broad Street Review 
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A faithful adaptation in the best sense of the word, bringing Shakespeare's text to life with wit and energy."
–PlayShakespeare.com 
"Funny, moving and full of charm... The whole show is drunk on love"
–Phindie (review #1)  
"A giddy, marvelous masterpiece by Shakespeare you must not miss."
–Philly Gay Calendar 
"Temple grad Melissa Rakiro takes on role of Olivia in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night"
–The Philadelphia Tribune
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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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