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East Lynne Theater Company
One of the top 75 theaters offering summer productions in North America – The New York Times
ABOUT THE THEATER COMPANY
East Lynne is celebrating its 41st
season of presenting spectacular
American classics and new works that
reveal through comedy and drama,
this country’s diversity, challenges,
and triumphs. This award-winning
Equity professional company is
recognized for artistic excellence and
cultural significance by The New York
Times, The Wall Street Journal, The
Philadelphia Inquirer and WHYY Public
Television and Radio.
In 2020, ELTC produced outdoor
events and via Zoom and YouTube. In
2021, ELTC is still offering virtual events
while planning to resume live shows,
outside in June through August, and
hopefully moving inside in September,
at Cape May Presbyterian Church, 500
Hughes Street. Visit their website for
possible changes and updates.
Vaudeville Variety
June 12 – August 28, Saturdays
at 7:00pm (Sunday the rain date):
Performed outside at West Cape
May Borough Hall’s Back Yard, 732
Broadway. It’s 1916, and Mae Savell
Croy, portrayed by Susan Tischler,
is traveling the country lecturing on
her new book, Putnam’s Household
Handbook. Croy did write the book
that contains such suggestions as “if
the baby wants to cry, let it do so,
thereby exercising and strengthening
its young lungs.” She is joined by two
vaudevillians, played by Holly and Will
Knapp, who add songs and skits.
Dorothy Parker: A Certain Woman
September 15 – October 16: Selections
from Dorothy Parker’s work performed
by Suzanne Dawson. A popular writer
for The New Yorker, Parker (1893-1967)
exchanged witticisms with fellow
celebrities over lunch at the Algonquin
Round Table. “I’d rather have a bottle in
front of me than a frontal lobotomy” is
one example of her bon mots.
A Hundred Thousand Days of Light
September 11: An evening of American
classics spanning the American
Revolution to Gian Carlo Menotti, sung
by world-famous soprano Barbara
Quintiliani, who’s performed under the
batons of legendary conductors.
Nosferatu
October 23: Silent classic horror
film with live organ accompaniment
provided by Wayne Zimmerman.
Poe by Candlelight
October 23: Actors read favorite Poe
stories in time for Halloween.
Sherlock Holmes Adventure of
the Blue Carbuncle
Octobrt 29-30 and November 5-6:
Performed radio-style, it’s based on Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle’s story. Holmes and
Watson must find out who stole a gem
before an innocent man is convicted.
Christmas with Harte and O. Henry
November 27, 28, December 6, 10, 11,
12: Gayle Stahlhuth adapted stories by
Bret Harte and O. Henry, and performs
them in her unique, storytelling fashion.
Tales in the Backyard
Thursdays at 4:00 from June – August:
Based on ELTC’s long-standing Tales of
the Victorians, this version was devised
in 2020. Usually, the Tales take place
at a variety of venues, but last year
they took place in one backyard. ELTC
actors used microphones to perform
classic American stories, famous
speeches and one-acts. Up to 30
people are socially distanced, and the
cost is $5.
Ghosts of Christmas Past Trolley Rides
November and December, ELTC
provides the costumed storyteller
performing on Cape May MAC trolleys.
500 HUGHES STREET l CAPE MAY l 609-884-5898 l eastlynnetheater.org