Traveling Lantern has been educating and
entertaining children all over the country since
1985. Our mission is to bring great stories to
children, to draw them into an active theater
experience, to excite their minds and to tickle
their imaginations. We are deeply committed
to providing high quality, low cost arts
programming to schools and libraries.
STYLE
Our style is interactive. We invite children from
the audience onstage, perform among the them,
and build our shows to actively involve them in
the story. Our plays present important ethical ideas
to children on a level that they can absorb, relate to,
and consider.
CONTENT
Traveling Lantern currently has a 26-show repertoire of histories,
mysteries, fantasies, biographies, classics, well-known children’s stories,
and original works. Our plays are created for audiences in the Pre-K through
8th grade age group and their families.
PERFORMANCES
Our teams travel in one vehicle with all of their props, costumes and set pieces.
The simplicity of this design allows for quick set-up and breakdown at each venue,
and allows for flexibility: performances can be done in gyms, cafeterias, multi-purpose rooms, courtyards, etc.
Shows last about 45 minutes, and actors can set up, and be packed up and on the road within a half hour.
Traveling Lantern has been educating and entertaining children nationwide since 1985. Our mission is to bring great stories to children, to draw them into an active theater experience, to excite their minds and to tickle their imaginations.
