east lynne theater company
An Equity professional company celebrating 30 years of presenting the American spirit on stage! ABOUT THE THEATER COMPANY EAST LYNNE was recipient of the 2009 New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Achievement of Excellence Award for “30 years of celebrating America’s heritage through productions and educational programs.” It is an Equity professional nonprofit company, operating all year with the following programs: Production Season, Touring Shows, and Educational Outreach for all ages. Performance venue is the ADAaccessible First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes Street, with office at 121 Fourth Avenue, West Cape May. Season tickets, group rates, dinner-show packages and B&B-show packages are available. Shows run four nights weekly, Wednesday to Saturday, except where noted. Also, except where noted, ticket prices: $28 general; $23 seniors, and people with disabilities and their support companions; and $13 full-time students. Anyone age 12 and under is always free. For information/ reservations call 609-884-5898 or visit www.eastlynnetheater.org. June 16-July 10 at 8:30pm EMMA GOLDMAN: MY LIFE (World Premiere) Written and performed by Lorna Lable. Wise and witty, Emma always spoke her mind, whether it was on women’s rights or the widening gap between rich and poor. She was a fascinating woman in a fascinating time: America in the early 1900’s, teaming with immigrants like herself, all longing for a better way of life. Ms Lable has performed Off-Broadway, in films, and on TV. Directing is Karen Case Cook who also directs regularly for Phoenix Theatre Ensemble and other NYC theaters. July 6 at 8:00pm A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT
American, who inherited a home in London’s Berkeley Square, is so fascinated by reading letters and diaries of his ancestors that he’s sent back in time to 1784, a year after the end of the American Revolution. Engaged to a woman in 1928, he meets two enchanting sisters in 1784. Is life better in the past or the present? This Broadway sensation was adapted for the 1933 film. November 5 and 6 at 8:00pm SHERLOCK HOLMES’ ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE ELTC presents its popular vintage radio-style production, complete with live sound effects and commercials, just like the 1930s NBC radio shows. To save an innocent man from prison, Holmes and Watson must find the thief who stole a valuable gem. (Tickets: $23; $13.)
ELTC celebrates the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain’s death and the 175th anniversary of his birth with this adaptation of his time-travel adventure. An ELTC Student Workshop Production. Admission free. July 14-July 24 at 8:30pm PAUL ROBESON THROUGH HIS WORDS AND MUSIC Performed by Derrick McQueen, and written by Gayle Stahlhuth, it is an interweaving of two dozen songs that were sung by Robeson (“The House I Live In,” “Joe Hill,” etc.) with a narrative of his life as actor, activist, and humanitarian. This is the story of the son of a former slave who became a popular performer, and of a government that was so fearful of
his belief that all people are equal, that it took his passport. Robeson is one of ELTC’s popular touring shows, and its return to Cape May has been requested by many. July 28-September 4 at 8:30pm THE DICTATOR Ethel Barrymore challenged journalist Richard Harding Davis to write a play, and he wrote one of the funniest comedies ELTC has ever produced. Brooke Travers flees NYC by jumping aboard a ship, landing in Puerto Banos, in Central America. Believing he’s a wanted man, he assumes different names, even swapping identities with the American Consul, and still manages to fall in love. Who is in charge of this Banana Republic, where revolutions
are a way of life, is anyone’s guess in this large-cast 1904 Broadway hit that ELTC first produced in 2001. September 22-October 23 at 8:00pm (No show on Wednesday, October 6; added show on Sunday, October 10 at 7:30) BERKELEY SQUARE Written by John L. Balderston, this highly-original romantic comedy/drama is based on The Sense of the Past, an unfinished novel by Henry James. An
November 26, 27, December 5, 10, 11, 8:30pm THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS From L. Frank Baum, the man who gave us The Wizard of Oz, comes this charming tale about Claus’s early years to how he became immortal, presented in storytelling fashion by Artistic Director Gayle Stahlhuth, who has been praised by reviewers and audiences for her portrayals of 30-plus roles in the telling of one tale. (Tickets: $23; $13) June 9-December 31 TALES OF THE VICTORIANS Taste treats and listen to an ELTC actor present a story at historic venues and tea rooms, at 4:00pm, Thursday during the summer and Saturdays in the fall, for $10. In November and December, enjoy stories told by an ELTC actor on the “Ghosts of Christmas Past Trolley Ride,” co-sponsored with Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts.
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