FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2010

Lantern Theater Company is thrilled to announce that it will honor sisters Eileen Murphy and Patricia O'Halloran with the 2010 Luminary Award for Excellence in Leadership at its 2010 Annual Benefit on Friday, April 16, 2010, from 7pm to 10pm. The Happy Days Soiree will be held at the elegant Down Town Club at 6th & Chestnut Streets in Center City, and will include cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, dinner and dessert, plus live music from the Alex Hiele Trio and a Silent Auction featuring exclusive vacations, fine dining, entertainment, adventures, sports, and other unique items. All proceeds will benefit the Lantern's artistic and educational programming, which reaches over 16,000 adults and children each year. Ticket prices range from $75-$1,000 and are now on sale at www.lanterntheater.org or 215.829.9002 x101.

Honorees Eileen Murphy and Patricia ("Tricia") O'Halloran are long-time Lantern supporters and dear friends. Tricia created the Lantern's Board of Directors, strategically leading the company through its first seven years as President. Eileen has served on the Lantern Board, co-chaired several of the company's annual benefits, and hosted countless Lantern parties in her home. Together, they have delighted in dragging everyone they know – and some they don't – to the Lantern, sharing "the best kept secret in Philadelphia theater."

Tricia and Eileen are truly citizens of the world. They spent their childhoods in Kenya, and their families have collectively called England, France, Brazil, Ireland, Wales, South Africa, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Singapore, Canada, and the United States home. While life has taken them in different professional directions – Eileen was a nurse and Tricia is an artist – both are very giving women who value the arts, family, and community service.

Tricia has served on the Boards of Delaware Valley Friends School and Gladwyne Montessori, where she also taught. In the last ten years she has focused on her art, studying at PAFA, teaching other artists, and showing her work at such venues as Da Vinci Art Alliance and The Muse Gallery. Eileen is a natural entertainer whose penchant for storytelling is legendary. She regularly volunteers for the Pennsylvania Ballet, Project H.O.M.E., and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and she chaired the 2009 Red Tie Gala for the Deborah Charity Hospital.

Eileen and her husband Dr. David Murphy have three children and share a love of international travel. Tricia is mother to four sons, and teaches in the United States, Ireland, Cayman Islands, and Italy.

The Happy Days Soiree is co-chaired by Cristian David and Jon Fishwick of Center City, Nina Schwartz Rosenthal of Villanova, and Adam and Sarah Weinstein of Ardmore. The event is expected to raise $35,000 in support of Lantern Theater Company's artistic and educational programming.

BENEFIT CO-CHAIRS
Cristian David* and Jon Fishwick
Nina Schwartz Rosenthal
Adam and Sarah* Weinstein

BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Cynthia Adams
Kathy Z. Anderson
Dr. Deborah Backiel, DDS
Jacob Belkin
Louis Bluver
Anne and Richard Bockol
Michael K. Brophy*
Pat Burns
Gina Cabell
Martha E. Candiello, Esq.*
Joan L. Coale
Nicholas D. Constan*
David S. Conway, Esq.*
Angela H. D'Amato, Esq.*
Frank A. Dante, Esq.*
Nancy H. Dutton, Esq.
Stacy Maria Dutton*
Janet Embree
Allan and Jennifer Espiritu
Jim and Kay Gately
Emma Gibson and Alastair Southwell
Jay* and Maxine Goldberg
Laurel Grady
Philip Hawkins*
Donna M. Hill, Esq. and John Wilson
Neil and Nancy Hoffmann
Jill Horn
Robert and Laurie Jacobs
Betsy Kalish
Dan Kern and Nancy Boykin
Kathleen and Michael Kinslow
Dr. Marc S. and Joan Lapayowker
Lucille Larkin* and Paul MacDonald
David and Carol Levin
William Loeb
Dugald and Christine MacArthur
Willing Madeira
Charles McMahon*
Charles and Helen McMahon
Joan Mechlin
Christian Mortlock
Michael and Ellen Mulroney
Moira Mulroney
David and Eileen Murphy
Patricia O'Halloran
Robert and Gail Richardson
Michael H. Rosenthal, Esq.*
Aline Roy and Griffin Schrack
Stephen P. Rush*
Dr. Nathan and Dolly Beechman Schnall
Anne Shuff* and Mike Creech
Carolyn Hagan Stubbs
David Taber
Dr. R. J. Wallner
Wayne and Judy Worrell

*Lantern Board Member

WHAT
Happy Days Soiree, Lantern Theater Company's 2010 Annual Benefit

WHERE
The Down Town Club
6th & Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA

WHEN
Friday, April 16, 2010, 7pm to 10pm

TICKETS
Visit www.lanterntheater.org or call 215.829.9002 x101
$1,000 Benefactor Ticket ($933 tax deductible)
$500 Sponsor Ticket ($433 tax deductible)
$250 Patron Ticket ($183 tax deductible)
$125 Friend Ticket ($58 tax deductible)
$75 Special Ticket for Theater Artists ($8 tax deductible)

PRESS
Press planning coverage of the event may make reservations for the Happy Days Soiree by contacting Anne Shuff, Managing Director, at ashuff@lanterntheater.org or 215.829.9002 x101. Reservations are due by Monday, April 12, 2010 at 6pm. Capacity is limited to 200.