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EAST LYNNE THEATER COMPANY

Clemans Theater for the Arts at Allen AME Church, 717 Franklin St., Cape May, NJ
Cape May, NJ 08204



East Lynne Theater Company To Present One-Night-Only Staged Reading Of JERSEY LAWMAN


by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2025

East Lynne Theater Company will present an encore, one-night-only performance of Jersey Lawman: A Life on the Right Side of Crime at 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 15, at the Clemans Theater for the Arts....

Classic American Tales to Present POE AT REA’S FARM on Halloween


by A.A. Cristi - October 23, 2025

Classic American Tales will present a live reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart on Halloween night, October 31, 2025, at Rea’s Farm in West Cape May....

East Lynne Theater Company To Premiere SHERLOCK HOLMES: SCANDALS in October


by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2025

East Lynne Theater Company will present the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes: Scandals October 23–25, 2025, at Cape May Presbyterian Church. This radio-style staging combines “A Scandal in Bohemia” and “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” for a weekend of mystery, intrigue, and classic Holmes tradi...

East Lynne Theater Company Hosts Stockton University Night at EVERY BRILLIANT THING


by Emmy Rice - August 23, 2025

Cape May’s award-winning, Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company, will host a special evening for Stockton University students to experience Duncan Macmillan’s globally celebrated play “Every Brilliant Thing” on Thursday, Aug. 28....

Classic American Tales Brings New Events to Cape May


by Emmy Rice - August 02, 2025

From August 5 through August 14, Classic American Tales (CAT) will present three different events in two different Cape May locations: The historic Dormer House B&B and The Cape May Public Library. ...

Photos: FOOTLOOSE at John W. Engeman Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - July 14, 2025

The John W. Engeman Theater has released production photos of its production of FOOTLOOSE. Performances begin on Thursday, July 10, 2025, and run through Sunday, August 24, 2025....

EVERY BRILLIANT THING Comes to East Lynne Theater Company


by Stephi Wild - July 09, 2025

Acclaimed London-based actor Rohan Tickell is bringing his talent to Cape May’s East Lynne Theater Company, to star in Duncan Macmillan’s play “Every Brilliant Thing.'...

Ken Ludwig's DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE to Complete Run at Clemans Theater


by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2025

East Lynne Theater Company has chosen to produce the remaining performances of “Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise” at the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME Church through July 12....

Temporary Venue Change for East Lynne Theater Co.'s Ken Ludwig's DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE


by A.A. Cristi - June 25, 2025

Due to an unexpected issue with the air conditioning system at Cape May Presbyterian Church, East Lynne Theater Company is relocating select upcoming performances of “Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise” to the Clemans Theater for the Arts at the Allen AME Church....

Cast and Creative Team Set for FOOTLOOSE At The Engeman


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 25, 2025

The John W. Engeman Theater has revealed the cast and creative team of FOOTLOOSE. See who is starring in the production and learn how to purchase tickets!...

Past Shows

No Regrets: An Evening with Edith Piaf


NO REGRETS: An Evening with Edith Piaf C’est magnifique! Internationally renowned singer, puppeteer, and actress Yael Rasooly will take the stage in an evening of ...

No Regrets: An Evening with Edith Piaf


NO REGRETS: An Evening with Edith Piaf C’est magnifique! Internationally renowned singer, puppeteer, and actress Yael Rasooly will take the stage in an evening of ...

Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing
7/31 - 8/30/2025


A son creates a list of things worth living for  – all in an attempt to raise the spirits of his chronically depressed mother. He ...

Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise


Two strangers – a military doctor in Oregon and an aspiring actress in New York City – meet by letter during World War II. They ...


East Lynne Theater Company will present an encore staged reading of Jersey Lawman: A Life on the Right Side of Crime, based on the memoirs ...

East Lynne Theater Company presents GETTYSBURG: ONE WOMAN’S WAR


To honor the 159th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, East Lynne Theater Company presents “Gettysburg: One Woman’s War,” two stories read by Michèle LaRue from Elsie Singmaster's moving 1913 classic book, “Gettysburg: ...

CHRISTMAS WITH HARTE AND O. HENRY


"There are three cousins, a half-uncle, a kind of brother-in-law that is, the brother of my sister-in-law's second husband and a niece. I've never met ...

NOTHING MATTERS
NOTHING MATTERS
4/18 - 5/9/2021


"Once again, ELTC brings a historical figure to life who may otherwise fade away. NOTHING MATTERS is timeless and timely - a tribute to writers ...

NOTHING MATTERS
NOTHING MATTERS
4/18 - 5/9/2021


"Once again, ELTC brings a historical figure to life who may otherwise fade away. NOTHING MATTERS is timeless and timely - a tribute to writers ...

NOTHING MATTERS
NOTHING MATTERS
4/16 - 5/9/2021


"Once again, ELTC brings a historical figure to life who may otherwise fade away. NOTHING MATTERS is timeless and timely - a tribute to writers ...

AUNT HATTIE'S HOUSE: RECONSTRUCTED


Aunt Hattie's House, written and performed by Emma Palzere-Rae, premiered in 2000 at the Heartland Chautauqua, and in that same year, East Lynne Theater Company ...

SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR
SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR
3/18 - 3/21/2021


East Lynne Theater Company presents a reading of Something to Vote For by Charlotte Perkins Gilman for free, due to support from The New Jersey ...

ENEMIES
ENEMIES
3/4 - 3/7/2021


East Lynne Theater Company presents Enemies, a one-act written by the married couple Neith Boyce and Hutchins Hapgood. With clever dialogue, the play explores a ...

GET HAPPY! A Cabaret Saluting Judy Garland


Those who attended East Lynne Theater Companys 2019 gala, are still talking about how much they enjoyed Jenna Pastuszek singing the signature songs of Judy ...

IDA B. WELLS: 1909 Speech for the NAACP


East Lynne Theater Company presents Stephanie Garrett reading a speech by Ida B. Wells (July 16, 1862 March 25, 1931), Lynching, Our National Crime, which ...

YULETIDE TALES
YULETIDE TALES
12/4 - 12/30/2020


YULETIDE TALES is a compilation of stories and songs for the holidays, filmed where East Lynne Theater Company performs, in the Cape May Presbyterian Church ...

NOTHING MATTERS
NOTHING MATTERS
10/14 - 11/21/2020


NOTHING MATTERS is a fully staged Actors Equity production that will be available on ELTC's YouTube Channel, https://www.tinyurl.com/ELTCYouTube. It was filmed with three cameras, and ...

East Lynne Theater Company presents TALES OF THE VICTORIANS


It’s ELTC’s 31st Season of TALES OF THE VICTORIANS! They can't offer you a cup of tea and homemade treats like they usually do when ...

POE BY CANDLELIGHT


ELTC actors read their favorite stories by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Since we can't perform inside, we've moved our show outside ...

THE WOODHULL PROJECT
THE WOODHULL PROJECT
9/24 - 9/29/2020


Written and performed by Emma Palzere-Rae, The Woodhull Project was selected to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. This one-woman play explores the ...

NOT ABOVE A WHISPER
NOT ABOVE A WHISPER
8/18 - 8/21/2020


The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company is presenting a reading of “Not Above a Whisper” written by Gayle Stahlhuth about mental health advocate Dorothea ...

SUMMERLAND
SUMMERLAND
6/12 - 7/20/2019


Can a photograph capture a ghost? That is one of many questions posed in Arlitia Jones historical-fiction-mystery based on real life spirit photographer William H. ...

O. HENRY'S CHRISTMAS TALES
O. HENRY'S CHRISTMAS TALES
11/23 - 12/8/2018


ELTC's artistic director Gayle Stahlhuth has been adapting and performing Christmas stories since 2005, and this year is no exception. She’s received praise from reviewers ...

SILENT SKY
SILENT SKY
9/26 - 10/13/2018


Computers weren't always machines. In the late 1800's, computers were women astronomers who "computed" data to map the sky. They were only allowed to work ...

A Year in the Trenches
"A Year in the Trenches
5/16 - 5/26/2018

SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTUE
SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTUE
3/16 - 3/17/2018


"Mr. Holmes, I am under such a strain that I shall go mad if it continues," said Enid to Sherlock Holmes. Thus begins a race ...

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT'S CHRISTMAS
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT'S CHRISTMAS
11/24 - 12/9/2017


The Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents "Louisa May Alcott's Christmas," adapted and performed by artistic director Gayle Stahlhuth. With simple gestures and a ...

CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI


The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents the classic silent thriller, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," accompanied by Wayne Zimmerman on the organ, ...

POE BY CANDLELIGHT


The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents "Poe by Candlelight" on Saturday, October 21 at 8:00p.m. in time for Halloween, at The First ...

Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
5/11 - 5/21/2016


This production was so popular in 2015 that it returns in 2016 with Tom Byrn reprising the role of the President. The Lincolns were enjoying ...

Mr. Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
5/11 - 5/21/2016


This production was so popular in 2015 that it returns in 2016 with Tom Byrn reprising the role of the President. The Lincolns were enjoying ...

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
6/24 - 8/31/2013


It's the classic Washington Irving story about a schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, who attempts to woo a local beauty and finds himself hunted by the Headless ...


First Presbyterian Church: - adapt: Gayle Stahlhuth; dir: Gayle Stahlhuth....


First Presbyterian Church: - adapt: Gayle Stahlhuth; dir: Gayle Stahlhuth....


First Presbyterian Church: - adapt: Gayle Stahlhuth; dir: Gayle Stahlhuth....

DULCY
9/21 - 10/15/2011

HELPFUL HINTS
9/16 - 9/17/2011

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