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MACBETH
PRESS OPENING: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 @ 7PM

MACBETH
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Charles McMahon
October 30 - December 7, 2025

The Fates weave a tangled web for the Thane of Glamis and his Lady. Tempted by a tantalizing prophecy, they risk everything in pursuit of overwhelming ambition and lust for power. For the first time on the Lantern mainstage, Macbeth will bring you into the propulsive action, dazzle you with some of Shakespeare's most indelible language, and leave you asking what you might give of yourself to achieve your heart's desire.



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Download image Pictured: Anthony Lawton as Macbeth and Karen Peakes as Lady Macbeth in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Charles McMahon, on stage now through December 7,2025.
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Download image Pictured: Anthony Lawton as Macbeth in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Charles McMahon, on stage now through December 7,2025.
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Download image Pictured: Karen Peakes as Lady Macbeth in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Charles McMahon, on stage now through December 7,2025.
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Download image Pictured: Jered McLenigan, Amanda Schoonover, Rachel Brodeur, Trevor William Fayle, and Frank X in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Charles McMahon, on stage now through December 7,2025.
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Download image Pictured: Rachel Brodeur, Eli Lynn, and Amanda Schoonover as the Weird Sisters in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Charles McMahon, on stage now through December 7,2025.
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Download image Pictured: Rachel Brodeur, Eli Lynn, and Amanda Schoonover as the Weird Sisters in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Charles McMahon, on stage now through December 7,2025.
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Download image Pictured: Eli Lynn in Lantern Theater Company's production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Charles McMahon, on stage now through December 7,2025.
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Upcoming Press Openings: 2025/26 Season

  • MACBETH
    Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 7PM at St. Stephen's Theater

    William Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece of love and ambition gone wrong, on the Lantern stage for the first time and directed by Charles McMahon read the press release

  • CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL
    Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 7PM at St. Stephen's Theater

    William Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece of love and ambition gone wrong, on the Lantern stage for the first time and directed by Charles McMahon

  • BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY
    Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 7PM at St. Stephen's Theater

    The Philadelphia premiere of Pearl Cleage's mesmerizing and inventive drama of the Harlem Renaissance, directed by Brett Ashley Robinson

  • FRANKLINLAND
    Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 7PM at St. Stephen's Theater

    The Philadelphia premiere of Lloyd Suh's new play about Benjamin Franklin, directed by Charles McMahon and just in time to celebrate our nation's 250th birthday in 2026
Recent Press Releases

October 15, 2025
Lantern Theater Company Continues 2025/26 Season with Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Directed by Charles McMahon, October 30 - December 7, 2025  PDF

August 25, 2025
Lantern Theater Company Opens 2025/26 Season with The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard, Directed by Peter DeLaurier, September 4 - October 5, 2025  PDF

May 22, 2025
Lantern Theater Company Announces One-Week Extension of The 39 Steps; Patrick Barlow's riotous take on Alfred Hitchcock's take on John Buchan's take on the spy thriller will now close Sunday, June 22, 2025  PDF

May 5, 2025
Lantern Theater Company Closes 2024/25 Season with The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow, Directed by Charles McMahon, May 15 - June 15, 2025  PDF

March 26, 2025
Lantern Theater Company Announces 2025/26 Season; 32nd Season Features a Mix of Classic and Contemporary Work for the Stage, including Plays by William Shakespeare, Tom Stoppard, Pearl Cleage, and Lloyd Suh  PDF

February 3, 2025
Lantern Theater Company Continues 2024/25 Season with William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Directed by Charles McMahon, February 13 - March 16, 2025  PDF

November 19, 2024
Lantern Theater Company Announces One-Week Extension of American Moor Through December 15, 2024; Playwright Keith Hamilton Cobb in Philadelphia for Special rtist in Conversation Event on Monday, December 9, 2024  PDF

November 1, 2024
Lantern Theater Company Continues 2024/25 Season with Philadelphia Premiere of Keith Hamilton Cobb's American Moor, Directed by Kash Goins, November 7 – December 8, 2024  PDF

September 3, 2024
Lantern Theater Company Opens 2024/25 Season with Philadelphia Premiere of Anna Ziegler's The Wanderers, Directed by Jesse Bernstein, September 5 - October 6, 2024  PDF

August 16, 2024
Lantern Theater Company Honored With Nine 2024 Barrymore Award Nominations – Recognition spans all four productions in the Lantern's 2023/24 mainstage season  PDF

March 13, 2024
Lantern Theater Company Announces 2024/25 Season – 31st Season Features a Mix of Classic and Contemporary Work for the Stage, including Plays by Anna Ziegler, Keith Hamilton Cobb, William Shakespeare, and Patrick Barlow  PDF


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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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