For those who didn't have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew of East Lynne Theater Company's "Dracula" at the after-show party at Pier House Restaurant on July 27, another chance is to be had on Friday, August 5 at an after-show Q&A.
For those who didn't have the opportunity to meet the cast and crew of East Lynne Theater Company's "Dracula" at the after-show party at Pier House Restaurant on July 27, another chance is to be had on Friday, August 5 at an after-show Q&A.
The quiet English countryside changed with the arrival of its newest neighbor, Count Dracula. Even Lucy Seward, the daughter of the psychiatrist in charge of the local sanitorium, is behaving strangely. Her mysterious oddities are noticed by Jonathan Harker, the man who loves her, and her father who sends for Dr. Van Helsing. Van Helsing believes Lucy might be a victim of a ghost that sucks blood at night from its victims.
Performers include Michele LaRue, who tours with several shows including 'Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire,' and whose late husband Warren Kliewer founded ELTC; James Rana, who plays a detective in the upcoming cable series 'Falling Waters' and Van Helsing in ELTC's 'Dracula;' Stephanie Garrett, who was in ELTC's 'Lost on the Natchez Trace' and 'Rain;' Lee O'Connor, Sherlock in ELTC's radio-style 'Holmes' Adventures;' Suzanne Longacre, who's performed throughout the country and in TV's 'Guiding Light;' and ELTC's artistic director, Gayle Stahlhuth.
Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW, under the leadership of Artistic Director David Staller, continues its 11th Season with its 113th concert presentation with George Bernard Shaw's CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA last night at Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre (2537 Broadway at 95th Street). BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special night below!
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The Actors Shakespeare Company, the equity professional theatre company in residence at The Snyder Academy in Elizabeth, NJ will present a free staged reading of the 16th Century Morality play EVERYMAN on Sunday, March 20th at 3pm.
?Why did a man in Pennsylvania create The Red-Headed League in London? Who is the person behind "The Voice" stealing millions in Manhattan? What organization is considered the first modern American theater company?
Although East Lynne Theater Company has wrapped three of its mainstage shows, and is planning the 2016 season, doesn't mean that it's finished for 2015.
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The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents two events in time for Halloween: "Poe by Candlelight" on Saturday, October 24 at 8:00p.m. and the silent classic "Phantom of the Opera" on Sunday, October 25 at 8:30p.m., both at The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes Street in Cape May, where the theater is in residence.
In 1980, Warren Kliewer founded East Lynne Theater Company after extensive research and the discovery that there were no professional theater companies in this country dedicated to the performance, study and preservation of America's 200-year-old theatrical heritage. He named his Equity professional company after a popular late-nineteenth century American play. Based, ironically, on an English novel, "East Lynne" was the "Downton Abbey" of its day.
Three cast members from the Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company's production of "Strictly Dishonorable" will perform at the company's 35th anniversary gala on Monday, November 9.
"We used to have a nice plantation in Mississippi. And then, just when cotton got high, women stopped wearing cotton underwear," says Isabelle Parry in a Manhattan speakeasy in 1929.
The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company's popular 'Tales of the Victorians,' now in its 26th year, is winding down its summer season. Take tea at a lovely inn, indulge in homemade tasty treats, and listen to stories by famous American authors like O. Henry, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Mark Twain, and Zora Neale Hurston, read by ELTC performers for only $10.00. Children are always welcome, and ages 12 and under are free.
What's it like to work in professional theater? How do actors prepare for their roles? Ever wonder how and why a theater company selects its plays? You mean, a world premiere is actually a play that has never, ever been performed anywhere else? How does that happen?
On Thursday, August 20 at 4:00 p.m., the Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents "The Leach Diaries: The First Three Years" as part of its "Tales of the Victorians" series. The play is adapted from actual diaries kept by Cape May-born and raised Frank Leach, from 1870 to 1873, adapted by ELTC's artistic director, Gayle Stahlhuth. The location is The Leach House, 1011 Lafayette, one of the homes in which Frank Leach actually lived.
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," is considered to be one of America's greatest books by today's scholars, and James Rana's world premiere adaptation beautifully captures the humor and heartache in this tale of a boy running away from an abusive father and a slave running away for fear of being sold to a plantation further south.
The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company's popular 'Tales of the Victorians' returns for its twenty-sixth year! Take tea at a lovely inn, indulge in homemade tasty treats, and listen to stories by famous American authors like O. Henry, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Mark Twain, and Zora Neale Hurston, read by ELTC performers and friends, for only $10.00. Children are always welcome, and ages 12 and under are free. As usual most of the 'Tales' are in Cape May, but as of last year, a North Wildwood location has been added.
The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company continues its 35th mainstage season in June. This year's theme is "Unexpected Encounters."
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