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121 Fourth Ave.
West Cape May, NJ 08204
P: 609-884-5898
F: 609.939.0221
Gayle Stahlhuth
Artistic Director
eastlynneco@aol.com
The ELTC production of "Tales by Twain"
East Lynne Theater Company
East Lynne's company of professional, Broadway and regional theater award-winning actors and directors work together to produce quality theater not seen anywhere else. When The East Lynne Theater Company was founded in 1980, it was the only Equity professional not-for-profit theater dedicated to American theater history. ELTC takes pride in providing theater-goers, actors, and directors, alike, the experience of seeing and working on plays by early American masters, such as David Belasco and Rachel Crothers. The title "East Lynne" is derived from a famous American play that was seen throughout the country during the 1800s. The company also gives voice to the current generation of playwrights by producing new plays or musicals based on American theater or literature. Several ELTC premieres have gone on to other stages. The company operates all year, with touring shows and educational outreach. From June through December, and March, ELTC performs in residence at The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St.
Cultural Education at ELTC
Artists-in-residence programs for schools. Residencies are tailored to the needs of the teachers, curriculum, and/or the community, and may be part of the regular classroom experience or after school. Length of residencies are 1-30 days with 5-10 days being the most requested. Artists are working theater professionals uniquely qualified to share their craft with others and experienced in creating residencies with specific goals and needs. The residency can be process oriented and/or geared to a full production with students performing their own original scripts, or performing already-written plays. Topics may be based on historic events and people (Civil War, The Progressive Era, Famous American Women); Site specific/oral histories; Famous stories by writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and O. Henry; and Personal experience and/or the Imagination. Residencies can be created to meet most if not all of the Core Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, Language Arts Literacy, and the Visual and Performing Arts. Intern Programs are available during the Performing Season. East Lynne Theatre Company artists also conduct workshops for Elderhostels and other Adult Education Programs. Founded in 1980, the East Lynne Theater Company is an Equity professional theater dedicated to American Stage Classics. The mainstage production season runs from June through December, and March in Cape May, NJ. Teacher Prep Materials are available and programming is core-curriculum-based.
Contact Gayle Stahlhuth for more information about educational programming with the ELTC.
Group Tours at ELTC
East Lynne Theater Company has easily accommodated group tours during its June through December, and March Mainstage Performing Season in Cape May (performing in residence at The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St.) and, throughout the year, by taking shows to other venues in Cape May and by taking shows on the road to other locations throughout the country. ELTC has a roster of touring shows that include "Paul Robeson Through His Words and Music," "Victorian Magic" (a tour de-force for Broadway actor/magician Robert Aberdeen, and "Lou: The Remarkable Miss Alcott."
For more information about scheduling a group tour with ELTC, contact Gayle Stahlhuth.