November 5, 2012
How do you know a play is going to be a hit? When its run is extended before the show even opens. Which means that Lantern Theater’s production of David Ives The Liar is destined for hitdom, as early demand for tickets caused the play’s run to be extended well in advance of its November [...]
Read more»August 30, 2012
Rediscover the smash hit which last year became the best-selling production in the entire history of Lantern Theater Company as the same cast and design team resurrects New Jerusalem. The show tells the tale of the Inquisition’s bearing down on a small Jewish community in Portugal, who decide to flee to find peace in seemingly [...]
Read more»May 27, 2011
What better way for the Lantern Theater Company to conclude its 2010-2011 season than with the hilariously amusing, black comedy Vigil from Canadian playwright Morris Panych? Running now through June 12, Vigil takes place in the familiar setting of a Philadelphia rowhome. A series of outrageous and amusing misunderstandings lead to an unexpected finish as [...]
Read more»May 17, 2010
Popular representations of Hell often call for horned demons, massive plumes of molten lava and miserable souls destined to an eternity of suffering — your general fire and brimstone scene. But let’s face it, that all sounds kind of exciting. Terrifying, sure, but thrilling nonetheless. But what if Hell was less like an action movie [...]
Read more»February 1, 2010
The Lantern Theater Company is continuing its season with a production of Breath of Life by David Hare, one of Britain’s most influential playwrights. Hare is famous for creating taut, intense dramas as well as fabulously meaty roles for women. Two women “of a certain age†drive the action in Breath of Life, which is [...]
Read more»September 18, 2008
The Hothouse was written 50 years ago. I’ve never been excited about a 50-year old before. But this is different. This is the Philly premiere of Harold Pinter’s early-written play that was shelved until 1980. The politically-tinged piece draws on human rights issues and institutionalized bureaucracies, with its touchy setting in a state-run rest home. [...]
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