Lantern Theater Company

Lantern Theater Company

[http://www.lanterntheater.org/ Lantern Theater Company] is a Philadelphia not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1994 by Charles McMahon and Michael Brophy. Since its founding, Lantern Theater Company (the Lantern) has been a leading producer in Philadelphia of innovative productions of the classics, modern and original works. In 1996, the Lantern moved into its current home at St. Stephen’s Theater in Center City, where its productions attract an audience of over 12,000 each year from the greater Philadelphia region. Beyond its own walls, the Lantern brings theater into the classrooms at underserved schools throughout the area, including Horace Furness High School (located in South Philadelphia) and Parkway Center City High School.

Lantern Theater Company has earned notable praise from both audiences and theater critics, and has been repeatedly recognized with the renowned Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theater, including 6 nominations for the recently completed 2006-07 season. The 2007-08 season marks the fourteenth in the Lantern’s history and includes the plays:

"The Lonesome West" by Martin McDonagh
"The School for Wives" by Moliere
"Skylight" by David Hare
"Othello" by William Shakespeare

Awards and Accolades for Lantern Theater Company

Winner of Ten Barrymore Awards

2006 Outstanding Overall Production of a Play - "Richard III"
2006 Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play - Peter Pryor, "Richard III"
2004 Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play – Peter DeLaurier, "Underneath the Lintel"
2004 Outstanding Ensemble in a Play - "The Comedy of Errors"
2004 Outstanding Choreography/Movement – Aaron Cromie, "The Comedy of Errors"
2002 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play – Hazel Bowers, "The Birthday Party"
2000 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play – E. Ashley Izard, "Beyond Therapy"
1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play – Joe Guzmán, "Lovers & Executioners"
1998 Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play – Jarlath Conroy, "The Steward of Christendom"
1998 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play – Maggie Siff, "Ghosts"

2007 Nominations:

Outstanding Overall Production of a Play - "Master Harold"...and the boys"
Outstanding Direction of a Play - David O'Connor, "Master Harold"...and the boys"
Outstanding Ensemble in a Play - "Master Harold"...and the boys"
Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play - Frank X as Sam, "Master Harold"...and the boys"
Outstanding Costume Design - Millie Hiibel, "La Ronde"
Excellence in Theatre Education and Community Service Award - "Illumination"

External links

* [http://www.lanterntheater.org Lantern Theater Company]
* [http://www.theatrealliance.org/barrymores/ Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia - The Barrymore Awards]


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