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Year 34, No. 15
Celebrating 34 Years of Community News
December 5 – December 11, 2018
Staged Reading of Lantern Theater Company Presents “The Heir Apparent” “The Santaland Diaries” antern Theater Company continues its 25th anniversary season with the Philadelphia premiere of “The Heir Apparent” by David Ives, adapted from Jean-François Regnard’s 1708 comedy “Le Légataire universel.” Lantern resident director M. Craig Getting will direct a cast that includes Lantern veterans Chris Anthony, Leonard C. Haas, Adam Hammet, Dave Johnson, Mary
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Ruby Wolf and Chris Anthony in Lantern Theater Company’s production of “The Heir Apparent” by David Ives, directed by M. Craig Getting. Onstage now through December 16, 2018. Photo/Mark Garvin
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Martello, Lee Minora, and Ruby Wolf. The expanded six-week performance schedule opened Thursday, November 8 and runs through Sunday, December 16, 2018. In his notes for the first production of “The Heir Apparent” at Shakespeare Theatre Company, David Ives shared his first impression of his source material: “I had never heard of Regnard. Yet...I needed only a single reading to know I had to take on the piece. The off-color jokes made me howl even while I marveled at Regnard’s facility at rendering them in graceful yet conversational couplets.” Focusing on the exuberant and hilarious struggle that breaks out when the family of a wealthy geezer gets wind of his imminent demise, “The Heir Apparent” is Ives’ second self-described “translaptation,” following his similar treatment of Pierre Corneille’s “La Menteur” into “The Liar,” which was produced by the Lantern in 2012. Ives’ modern translations of classic French comedies have become one of his many calling cards as a writer, including “The School for Lies,” adapted See “The Heir Apparent” at Lantern Theater Company page 4
See David Bardeen in David Sedaris’ “The Santaland Diaries,” December 10 & 11, 2018. Photo/John Flak s “This Is The Week That Is” plays through the month of December, 1812 Productions will present a special two-night-only staged reading of David Sedaris’ “The Santaland Diaries.” A modern comedy classic about the author’s time as a Macy’s Christmas elf, this special event stars David Bardeen in his 1812 Productions debut. The evening will also feature a musical selection of holiday favorites with Emily Kleimo at the mic and Gina Giachero at the piano. Mr. Bardeen says, “In my first outing with 1812 Productions, getting to work with the remarkable Jennifer Childs for the first time in twenty years and take on David Sedaris’ Christmas masterpiece is such a treat. Who doesn’t need a good laugh during the holidays—and who better than David Sedaris to give it to you?!” “The Santaland Diaries” will play Monday, December 10 and Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Tickets are $28 ($22 for 1812 Productions subscribers). Performances take place at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Place in Center City. For tickets and info, visit www.1812productions.org.
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