Jesse Lynch Williams

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company turns 40 in 2020, and is proud to announce its 2020 Mainstage Season. As usual, it includes classic gems, a New Jersey premiere, and a radio-style show. This year's theme is 'Challenging Change.'

Today, April 15 (3pm EST), Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy will announce the winners of the the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes, including the finalists and winners for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This announcement marks the 103rd year of the Prizes. For more information on this year's and all past years' winners and finalists, please visit http://www.Pulitzer.org.

It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Martyna Majok's COST OF LIVING has officially won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company's popular 'Tales of the Victorians' continues its twenty-eighth year with a variety of locations and performers. Take tea at a lovely venue, indulge in homemade tasty treats, and listen to stories by famous American authors read by ELTC performers and friends, for only $12.00. Children are always welcome, and ages 12 and under are free. These are presented on Thursdays at 4:00p.m. through August 10. As usual most of the 'Tales' are in Cape May, but as of three years ago, a North Wildwood location has been added.

It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize administrator Mike Pride that Lynn Nottage's SWEAT has officially won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. 

Today's the day! The 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Nominated Finalists will be announced on today, April 18 at 3pm eastern daylight time via live-stream on pulitzer.org.

'I can't marry Ernest Hamilton. I love him! We wish to be free to keep together! In the old days when they had interests in common, marriage used to make man and woman one, but now, it puts them apart. Can't you see it all about you? No wonder one in eleven ends in divorce. The only way to avoid spiritual separation is to shun legal union like a disease. Modern marriage is divorce.' Helen is talking to her much befuddled family in Jesse Lynch Williams' comedy 'Why Marry?,' the first play to receive a Pulitzer Prize. A Broadway hit in 1917, it toured the country for a year, but had not been produced again until East Lynne Theater Company included it in its 2006 Cape May production season. The show was so successful, that ELTC revived it the following summer. On Friday, May 10 at 7:30p.m., 'Why Marry?' returns to a NYC stage for the first time since 1917 when ELTC presents a staged reading with most of the actors who were in the acclaimed 2007 production, at The Players Club, located at 16 Gramercy Park South (20th Street, East of Park Avenue).

'Ninety-seven percent of the public believe what they're told, and what they're told is what the other chap's been told - and the fellow who told him read it somewhere,' announces marketing maven Ambrose Peale to would-be businessman Rodney Martin in 'It Pays to Advertise.' The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents this screwball comedy from tonight, September 19 through October 13, with an 8:00 p.m. curtain. It is the usual Wednesday through Saturday schedule, except there is no show on Wednesday, October 3, and an added show on Sunday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, September 19 is an after-show opening night party at Aleathea's Restaurant at The Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean Street, where patrons have the opportunity to mingle with actors and fellow theater lovers while indulging in complimentary hors d'oeuvres. There is an after-show Q&A with the cast and director on Friday, September 28, and on Friday, October 12, is an American Sign Language interpreted performance.

'Ninety-seven percent of the public believe what they're told, and what they're told is what the other chap's been told - and the fellow who told him read it somewhere,' announces marketing maven Ambrose Peale to would-be businessman Rodney Martin in 'It Pays to Advertise.' The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents this screwball comedy from September 19 through October 13, with an 8:00 p.m. curtain. It is the usual Wednesday through Saturday schedule, except there is no show on Wednesday, October 3, and an added show on Sunday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, September 19 is an after-show opening night party at Aleathea's Restaurant at The Inn of Cape May, 7 Ocean Street, where patrons have the opportunity to mingle with actors and fellow theater lovers while indulging in complimentary hors d'oeuvres. There is an after-show Q&A with the cast and director on Friday, September 28, and on Friday, October 12, is an American Sign Language interpreted performance.

A bachelor faces financial ruin after losing a fortune in a bad business deal, but fortunately, he stands to inherit seven million dollars if he's married by 7:00p.m. on his 27th birthday. Unfortunately, he's received this great news on his 27th birthday, leaving him little time to act. When the love of his life turns him down, his business partner places an ad in the paper, and an army of would-be brides show up at the church.

Just in - NEXT TO NORMAL has one the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! As per the official Pulitzer's web site: For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

The 2010 Pulitzer Prizewinners and Nominated Finalists in all categories will be announced on April 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. Eastern daylight time. Finalists are not announced in advance. The 2010 Prizes are awarded for work published, produced or premiered in 2009.

Metropolitan Playhouse, 'theatrical archaeologist extraordinaire' (Backstage), presents a revival of It Pays to Advertise, by popular turn-of-the-century comic writers Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter C. Hackett. First presented at the George M. Cohan Theater in 1914, It Pays to Advertise will be revived in Metropolitan's home at 220 E 4th Street May 2nd through May 31st, 2009.

Metropolitan Playhouse, 'theatrical archaeologist extraordinaire' (Backstage), presents a revival of It Pays to Advertise, by popular turn-of-the-century comic writers Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter C. Hackett. First presented at the George M. Cohan Theater in 1914, It Pays to Advertise will be revived in Metropolitan's home at 220 E 4th Street May 2nd through May 31st, 2009.

Just in time for the holidays, and in celebration of the first performance of Beasley's Christmas Party on December 2, Keen Company (Artistic Director Carl Forsman, Executive Director Wayne Kelton) has announced a special ticket package for Beasley's and the upcoming, highly anticipated New York premiere of Heroes (translation by Tom Stoppard; starring John Cullum and Tony Roberts): 2-Show subscription for only $66 (all fees included), a savings of nearly 30%off full price tickets to both shows. Additional subscriber benefits include: First choice of seats to all productions; Ticket exchange privileges; One free ticket (per subscription) to each of Keen Company's 'Chestnuts' readings ($20 to the general public).

Just in time for the holidays, and in celebration of the first performance of Beasley's Christmas Party on December 2, Keen Company (Artistic Director Carl Forsman, Executive Director Wayne Kelton) has announced a special ticket package for Beasley's and the upcoming, highly anticipated New York premiere of Heroes (translation by Tom Stoppard; starring John Cullum and Tony Roberts): 2-Show subscription for only $66 (all fees included), a savings of nearly 30%off full price tickets to both shows. Additional subscriber benefits include: First choice of seats to all productions; Ticket exchange privileges; One free ticket (per subscription) to each of Keen Company's 'Chestnuts' readings ($20 to the general public).