The Lantern Theater Company Kicks Of The Samuel Beckett Festival On 10/9

The Samuel Beckett Festival hits the Lantern Theater Company!

Four days celebrating Beckett: groundbreaking playwright, poet, and inspiration to nearly a century of writers. Join them for a long weekend packed with staged readings of Beckett's short plays and novels, a panel discussion, and special performances.

For tickets and information, please call the Lantern Box Office at 215.829.0395.

Festival Kick-off Celebration: Pre-Curtain Cocktails
Friday, October 9 at 6:00pm

    * Kick-off the Festival while mingling with fellow Philadelphia professionals. Happy hour specials and complimentary light fare will be provided by Marathon Grill.

      At Marathon Grill, 10th & Walnut Streets, upstairs
      Free to attend

Beckett Shorts
Saturday, October 10 at 2:00pm and Sunday, October 11 at 7:00pm

    * Performance and Audience Discussion, featuring Play (short play), Act Without Words II (mime piece), and Radio I & II (radio plays).

      In the Lantern Lab, 10th & Ludlow Sreets
      $10 ($8 for Lantern subscribers)

"Wretched Splendor: Joyce and Beckett in the 20th Century"
Saturday, October 10 at 5:30pm

    * Dinner and Panel Discussion that pairs Beckett scholar Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja with excerpts from Molloy to examine Beckett as an existentialist, Joyce protégé, and novelist. Kimberly Bohman-Kalaja (PhD in Comparative Lit, New York University) is the author of Reading Games: An Aesthetics of Play in Flann O'Brien, Samuel Beckett, and Georges Perec.

      At Fergie's Pub, 1214 Sansom Street
      $35 ($30 for Lantern subscribers) – includes dinner & beverage

"Reclaiming Beckett for Ireland!"
Sunday, October 11 at 11:30am

    * Brunch and Panel Discussion featuring Irish Studies scholar David Creegan, examining Beckett's hotly disputed place in the tradition of Irish literature. David Creegan, OSA (PhD in Theater, Villanova University) is Assistant Professor of Theater and Irish Studies at Villanova University.

      At Fergie's Pub, 1214 Sansom Street
      $35 ($30 for Lantern subscribers) – includes lunch & beverage

Krapp's Last Tape
Monday, October 12 at 6:00pm and 8:00pm

    * Performance and Audience Discussion of Beckett's famous one-act play, starring Frank X and directed by Lantern co-founder Michael K. Brophy.

      Directed by Michael K. Brophy
      On the Lantern Mainstage, 10th & Ludlow Streets
      $20 ($15 for Lantern subscribers)

The Samuel Beckett Festival is part of Lantern Theater Company's In Conversation Series.