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The Screwtape Letters
Cast
Kim Carson
Anthony Lawton

Costume Designer
Jessica Reed
Lighting Designer
Stephen Hungerford
Sound Designer
Larry D. Fowler, Jr.
Projection Designer
James Doolittle
Venue Manager
Rebecca Smith
2009/10 Season

The Screwtape Letters
Adapted and Performed by Anthony Lawton
From the Novel by C.S. Lewis
May 19 - June 6, 2010

In a dark corner of Hell's bureaucracy sits mid-level demon Screwtape, scratching out letters to his nephew, Wormwood, filled with advice on how to corrupt a human soul. Gleefully, Screwtape catalogs the list of human frailties upon which Wormwood is to prey – war, lust, debauchery, decadence, and all sorts of wickedness. Anthony Lawton's rollicking adaptation turns C.S. Lewis' revered classic into a sumptuous multimedia event with music, dance, and infernal unpredictability.

"Lantern Theater Company does everyone a favor by reviving actor-playwright Anthony Lawton's adaptation of The Screwtape Letters. Theology has never been so wickedly fun." –Philadelphia City Paper

"Lawton's brutal insights into human frailty are much in evidence in his piercing, painfully funny portrayal of Screwtape." –The Philadelphia Inquirer

"There's plenty to take away from this show and stew on in the days - or eternities - after you see it. Sure, you could just read Lewis' novel and get most of the moral questions and ambiguities the show raises. But the Lantern's production of The Screwtape Letters is simply more fun." –Uwishunu

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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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