Robert Shackleton News

Cape May Stage, is offering big savings this holiday season by hosting special discount performances of Merry Melodies, a whimsical holiday celebration for all ages.

Cape May Stage presents the New Jersey premiere of the riotously entertaining and uproariously funny Mistakes Were Made by Craig Wright, the Emmy-nominated writer of Six Feet Under and the award-winning playwright of Lady Grace and The Pavilion.

Cape May Stage tackles intense family dynamics with Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz. A finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this depiction of a family with deeply oppositional political views is a stirring reminder of the depth of family ties.

Cape May Stage transforms from a theatre into a comedy club for one night only! On Monday, September 8 at 8PM, the Ivy League of Comedy Night comes back for an encore performance. Shaun Eli returns, but this time with a new headliner - lawyer turned comedian and mother of two boys Karen Bergreen. You'll be rolling in the aisles and gasping from laughter in a night that can only be described as absolutely hysterical. It's comedy night, done right.

Cape May Stage, South Jersey's premiere Equity theatre, will welcome back two of its favorite performers: the husband-and-wife team of Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry. Beloved by Cape May audiences, this year these stars of NBC's L.A. Law return with a double header at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse on Monday, August 18 with the first show at 7 p.m. and an encore performance at 9 p.m.

On Monday, August 11, Cape May Stage is thrilled to welcome back the scintillating, Tony-nominated Karen Akers in "Time Flies," an eclectic evening of tunes by American composers.

Cape May Stage, Cape May's premier Equity theatre company, brings you a hauntingly hilarious good time with Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. Filled with the eccentric characters and witty dialogue known as Coward's trademark, this clever comedy, opening August 6 and running through September 19 at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse, will have you dying for more.

On Monday, July 28, Cape May Stage is ecstatic to welcome back the supremely talented, dynamic sister act of Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway in "Here Come the Callaways!" Witness their spectacular performance at either 7 p.m. or 9 p.m. at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse in downtown Cape May.

On July 13, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. Cape May Stage celebrates Christmas in July on the Second Stage with New York actress Ginna Hoben in The Twelve Dates of Christmas! Currently starring this summer as Rosalind in Ken Ludwig's hilarious comedy Moon Over Buffalo, Hoben writes and stars as Mary in this delicious one-woman show about how much the holidays suck after your heart's been crushed.

On Monday, July 14 at 8 p.m., Cape May Stage presents Anna Bergman in 'You & the Night & the Music: An Evening of Musical Imports and Exports' at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse as part of the Equity theatre's highly-acclaimed Second Stage Broadway Series.

On July 7, 2014 at 8 p.m., Cape May Stage presents Heather Mac Rae in "Songs for My Father," a stunning tribute to her late father, Broadway star Gordon Mac Rae. Mac Rae is the first of five cabaret performances in the Equity theatre's highly-anticipated sixth annual Second Stage Broadway Series.

Cape May Stage presents the rip-roaringly hilarious farce Moon Over BuffaloI Known for the outrageously funny hijinks of Lend Me A Tenor, playwright Ken Ludwig does it again with Moon Over Buffalo - called "wildly funny" by ABC News and "one of the most hysterical things put onstage" by The New York Post.

Cape May Stage presents the New Jersey premiere of The Mountaintop, Katori Hall's fantastical take on the last night of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. In this winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Play, Hall daringly tackles the challenge of depicting a legend with a lasting legacy and showing him for what he truly was - a mere man. It is a powerfully vulnerable portrait of King; he is stripped down and exposed in all his flaws, more human than ever.

Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol will run from Friday, November 29 to Sunday, December 29 at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse located in downtown Cape May on the corner of Lafayette and Bank Streets. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $35 for adults, $30 seniors (62+) and $15 students. There is no half-price preview performance for this production; the official opening night will be Friday, November 29. A special half-price senior matinee will take place on Sunday, December 8 and there will be a special "pay-what-you-can" matinee at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 14. For more information and reservations, please call the box office at (609) 770-8311 or visit the theatre's website at www.capemaystage.org.

Caution: This is not for the faint of heart. Throughout the remainder of October and November, Cape May Stage continues with Danger: Stay Away!, a series of staged readings meant for only the most intrepid of theatregoers. A number of brave souls have already attended the first few readings - are you brave enough to join their ranks?

Caution: This is not for the faint of heart. Throughout the remainder of October and November, Cape May Stage continues with Danger: Stay Away!, a series of staged readings meant for only the most intrepid of theatregoers. A number of brave souls have already attended the first few readings - are you brave enough to join their ranks?

From October 23 to November 16, both sides will have their say at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse with Cape May Stage's production of Lee Blessing's A Walk in the Woods. Two arms deal negotiators - one an idealistic American newcomer, the other a cynical Russian veteran - meet in the woods after long frustrating hours at the bargaining table in informal conversation, covering a variety of topics. In its depiction of these two men working towards a mutually acceptable deal, this Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama is filled with unexpected humor and extraordinary humanity.

Playwright Mark St. Germain, author of Freud's Last Session, will be paying Cape May Stage a special visit Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22. In two very special talk-backs after the 8 p.m. performances, St. Germain will illuminate audiences to the inspiration for the show and the process of tackling the radically different positions of the two main characters. Audiences will get the opportunity to pose questions and engage in discourse with St. Germain, accompanied by light refreshments in the intimate setting of the Robert Shackleton Playhouse.

New York cabaret performer and musical theater actress Liz McKendry (currently appearing the musical Boeing, Boeing at the Cape May Stage until September 13) has been cast to portray late 19th-early 20th-Century Theater legend Fay Templeton in Up in a Balloon, a one-woman comedy about Templeton's life and career, written by New York actress Karen McDonald. The show, which previously had successful workshops in New York and Toronto, will be performed today, September 1 at 3pm on the Cape May Stage at The Robert Shackleton Playhouse in Cape May, New Jersey. Admission is free. (Theater is located at 405 Lafayette Street.)

Freud's Last Session will run from Wednesday, September 18 to Saturday, October 19 at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse located on the corner of Lafayette and Bank Streets in downtown Cape May. Performances are at 8 p.m. and occur Tuesdays through Sundays. Tickets are $35 for adults, $30 seniors (62+) and $15 students. A half-price preview performance will take place Wednesday, September 18 followed by the official opening night Thursday, September 19. A special half-price senior night will take place Wednesday, October 2 and a $25 anniversary matinee will occur Saturday, October 19 at 3 p.m. For more information and ticket reservations call the box office at (609) 770-8311, or visit the theatre's website www.capemaystage.org.