2025 EVENT SCHEDULE (so far)
Matt Baxter Luceno performing Poe at End of the Road Theater
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Michele LaRue presenting a story at The Dormer House
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A FEW QUOTES FROM OUR SURVEYS
Always wonderful. I learn something new at every event. – George, Philadelphia
Enjoyed all the stories by the wonderful professional actors. An interesting variety of tales in a lovely setting.
– Mary Ann, Cape May
Awesome! Thoroughly enjoyed each reading! Such wonderful talent! – Gregg, North Cape May
Always wonderful. I learn something new at every event. – George, Philadelphia
Enjoyed all the stories by the wonderful professional actors. An interesting variety of tales in a lovely setting.
– Mary Ann, Cape May
Awesome! Thoroughly enjoyed each reading! Such wonderful talent! – Gregg, North Cape May
New Jersey Locations for
PLACES PLEASE, ACT ONE
Performed by Michele LaRue Written by Warren Kliewer
Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Tom’s River Branch, Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street, Toms River Township, NJ 08753
(732) 349-6200 https://theoceancountylibrary.org/Branches/TR/tr.htm
Thursday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m.
Cape May City Library, 720 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9568 https://cmclibrary.org/about-the-library/locations/capemaycity
Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Little Egg Harbor Branch, Ocean County Library, 290 Mathistown Road, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08087
(609) 294-1197 https://theoceancountylibrary.org/Branches/TR/tr.htm
Warren Kliewer—The East Lynne Company’s founder and first producing artistic director—was a much-published
poet before he ran away to join the theatre. Those two loves melded in his Places, Please, Act One: Poems around
and about theatres. Warren completed that manuscript before his death, in 1998. It’s been rediscovered, and just released, by Gelassenheit Publications, Ontario. Celebrating the book’s publication, Michèle LaRue, Warren’s wife
and partner of 27 years, is touring Places, Please, Act One, the performance—from Cape May to Kansas to
Manitoba. Interweaving selected new poems with those from earlier volumes, Michèle’s exuberant spoken-word performance glimpses into the private and public lives of her husband, who grew up in rural Minnesota—in a community of German-speaking Mennonites whose values and traditions frowned upon the frivolous.
For more about Places, Please, Act One: Poems around and about theatres, visit
https://www.michelelarue.com/places-please-act-one
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PLACES PLEASE, ACT ONE
Performed by Michele LaRue Written by Warren Kliewer
Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Tom’s River Branch, Ocean County Library, 101 Washington Street, Toms River Township, NJ 08753
(732) 349-6200 https://theoceancountylibrary.org/Branches/TR/tr.htm
Thursday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m.
Cape May City Library, 720 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ 08204
(609) 884-9568 https://cmclibrary.org/about-the-library/locations/capemaycity
Tuesday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Little Egg Harbor Branch, Ocean County Library, 290 Mathistown Road, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08087
(609) 294-1197 https://theoceancountylibrary.org/Branches/TR/tr.htm
Warren Kliewer—The East Lynne Company’s founder and first producing artistic director—was a much-published
poet before he ran away to join the theatre. Those two loves melded in his Places, Please, Act One: Poems around
and about theatres. Warren completed that manuscript before his death, in 1998. It’s been rediscovered, and just released, by Gelassenheit Publications, Ontario. Celebrating the book’s publication, Michèle LaRue, Warren’s wife
and partner of 27 years, is touring Places, Please, Act One, the performance—from Cape May to Kansas to
Manitoba. Interweaving selected new poems with those from earlier volumes, Michèle’s exuberant spoken-word performance glimpses into the private and public lives of her husband, who grew up in rural Minnesota—in a community of German-speaking Mennonites whose values and traditions frowned upon the frivolous.
For more about Places, Please, Act One: Poems around and about theatres, visit
https://www.michelelarue.com/places-please-act-one
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THEATER WORKSHOP WITH PERFORMANCE!
The following Wednesdays: April 30, May 14, and May 21 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.,
with rehearsals scheduled in-between
AND a Performance by the Participants on Saturday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m.
(Actors receive part of the box office!)
At END OF THE ROAD THEATER
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
For ages 17 on up Workshop Fee: $80
Any questions? Contact Gayle Stahlhuth for details at [email protected]
Payment is made through End of the Road Theater through this link:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/acting-workshop-tickets-206002
There is a ticket platform fee of a bit over $3 and sales tax. When the Workshop fee is paid with cash at the box office during business hours, the platform fee is waved.
On April 30, participants are encouraged to bring scenes and/or monologues to rehearse, either self-written or from another source. From April 31 through May 13, participants, working with Gayle via Zoom and in-person will decide on pieces to be performed and with whom, and rehearsals begin. On May 14 and May 21, everyone rehearses at End of the Road Theater, as the work continues. There will be a final rehearsal on the afternoon of May 24, and the performance is that night. Performances will be script-in-hand staged readings, unless some performers wish to be off-book.
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The following Wednesdays: April 30, May 14, and May 21 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.,
with rehearsals scheduled in-between
AND a Performance by the Participants on Saturday, May 24 at 7:00 p.m.
(Actors receive part of the box office!)
At END OF THE ROAD THEATER
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
For ages 17 on up Workshop Fee: $80
Any questions? Contact Gayle Stahlhuth for details at [email protected]
Payment is made through End of the Road Theater through this link:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/acting-workshop-tickets-206002
There is a ticket platform fee of a bit over $3 and sales tax. When the Workshop fee is paid with cash at the box office during business hours, the platform fee is waved.
On April 30, participants are encouraged to bring scenes and/or monologues to rehearse, either self-written or from another source. From April 31 through May 13, participants, working with Gayle via Zoom and in-person will decide on pieces to be performed and with whom, and rehearsals begin. On May 14 and May 21, everyone rehearses at End of the Road Theater, as the work continues. There will be a final rehearsal on the afternoon of May 24, and the performance is that night. Performances will be script-in-hand staged readings, unless some performers wish to be off-book.
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Wednesday, May 7
Gayle Stahlhuth is helping the Cape May and Cumberland Counties Teen Arts Festival by being a judge
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Gayle Stahlhuth is helping the Cape May and Cumberland Counties Teen Arts Festival by being a judge
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Wednesday, May 21 at noon
AMERICAN THEATER: AFTER THE CIVIL WAR TO 1930
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Beginning with Our American Cousin in 1865, the musicals of Harrigan and Hart, on to the provocative Provincetown Players, Why Marry? the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1918, and comedies and dramas that deal with women’s rights, war, racial conflicts, homosexuality, and everyday life, all before 1930.
Cape May MAC's "Lunch and Learn" at Cape May Lutheran Church, 509 Pittsburg Avenue, Cape May, NJ
FREE
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AMERICAN THEATER: AFTER THE CIVIL WAR TO 1930
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Beginning with Our American Cousin in 1865, the musicals of Harrigan and Hart, on to the provocative Provincetown Players, Why Marry? the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1918, and comedies and dramas that deal with women’s rights, war, racial conflicts, homosexuality, and everyday life, all before 1930.
Cape May MAC's "Lunch and Learn" at Cape May Lutheran Church, 509 Pittsburg Avenue, Cape May, NJ
FREE
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Thursday, June 5 at 4:00 p.m.
TALES FROM THE 20'S IN BLACK AND WHITE
Presented by Stephanie Garrett and Gayle Stahlhuth
Stephanie Garrett focuses on stories about the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes (1901-1967) and Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) and Gayle Stahlhuth discusses the Algonquin Round Table, the founding of The New Yorker 100 years ago, Alexander Woollcott (1887-1943) and Dorothy Parker (1893-1967).
Cape May Public Library, 720 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ
FREE
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TALES FROM THE 20'S IN BLACK AND WHITE
Presented by Stephanie Garrett and Gayle Stahlhuth
Stephanie Garrett focuses on stories about the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes (1901-1967) and Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) and Gayle Stahlhuth discusses the Algonquin Round Table, the founding of The New Yorker 100 years ago, Alexander Woollcott (1887-1943) and Dorothy Parker (1893-1967).
Cape May Public Library, 720 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ
FREE
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June 9 - 12
INTERNATIONAL AUTO/BIOGRAPHY ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS
This Association was founded in 1999 as a multidisciplinary network that aims to broaden the world
vision of auto/biographers, scholars and readers, to deepen the cross-cultural understanding of self, identity,
and experience, and to carry on global dialogues on life writing.
Congress Hall in Cape May, NJ
After Gayle Stahlhuth submitted a writing sample, she was asked to attend this conference.
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INTERNATIONAL AUTO/BIOGRAPHY ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS
This Association was founded in 1999 as a multidisciplinary network that aims to broaden the world
vision of auto/biographers, scholars and readers, to deepen the cross-cultural understanding of self, identity,
and experience, and to carry on global dialogues on life writing.
Congress Hall in Cape May, NJ
After Gayle Stahlhuth submitted a writing sample, she was asked to attend this conference.
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From June 12 through October 16
TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE
Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. at 800 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, NJ
$12 cash or check pay-at-the-door
Those staying at The Dormer House and ages 12 and under are free
Reservations greatly appreciated and may be made by calling CAT at 609-884-5898
Enjoy lemonade and tasty treats compliments of Frank Smith.
Performances are on the porch, but we go inside when the weather is not cooperating.
Highlights from 2024 with 10 different performers: Plays about caregiving, the life of Edna Ferber, and Will Rogers;
lectures on Civil War heroes: Black and White; Harlem Renaissance and The Algonquin Round Table; Fables in Black and White;
and stories by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Carolyn Wells, George Ade, Ben Hecht, Grace Paley, William Goyen, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Kate Chopin, Margaret Black, Elsie Singmaster, James Thurber, and Alexander Woollcott.
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TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE
Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. at 800 Columbia Avenue, Cape May, NJ
$12 cash or check pay-at-the-door
Those staying at The Dormer House and ages 12 and under are free
Reservations greatly appreciated and may be made by calling CAT at 609-884-5898
Enjoy lemonade and tasty treats compliments of Frank Smith.
Performances are on the porch, but we go inside when the weather is not cooperating.
Highlights from 2024 with 10 different performers: Plays about caregiving, the life of Edna Ferber, and Will Rogers;
lectures on Civil War heroes: Black and White; Harlem Renaissance and The Algonquin Round Table; Fables in Black and White;
and stories by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Carolyn Wells, George Ade, Ben Hecht, Grace Paley, William Goyen, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Kate Chopin, Margaret Black, Elsie Singmaster, James Thurber, and Alexander Woollcott.
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Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m.
WILL ROGERS TONIGHT!
Performed by Phil Pizzi
Based on "Will Rogers U.S.A." revised by Gayle Stahlhuth
Special Pre-Show Stand-up Performance by Mal Knapp
End of the Road Theater
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
$20.00
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WILL ROGERS TONIGHT!
Performed by Phil Pizzi
Based on "Will Rogers U.S.A." revised by Gayle Stahlhuth
Special Pre-Show Stand-up Performance by Mal Knapp
End of the Road Theater
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
$20.00
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Tuesday, July 29 at 4:00 p.m.
PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP
Professional playwright Gayle Stahlhuth guides participants in getting dialogue going through simple writing exercises that trigger the imagination. The workshop is geared for those who have written plays, as well as those who have always wanted to try their hand at writing a play. Gayle will look at plays participants are working on before the workshop, but no more than one play per person. For ages 17 on up.
Cape May Public Library, 720 Franklin Street
FREE
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PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP
Professional playwright Gayle Stahlhuth guides participants in getting dialogue going through simple writing exercises that trigger the imagination. The workshop is geared for those who have written plays, as well as those who have always wanted to try their hand at writing a play. Gayle will look at plays participants are working on before the workshop, but no more than one play per person. For ages 17 on up.
Cape May Public Library, 720 Franklin Street
FREE
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Tuesday, August 5 at 4:00 p.m.
WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN THEATER 1910 - 1930
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Maurine Dallas Watkins’ (1896-1969) Chicago was a hit on Broadway in 1926 before Kander, Ebb, and Fosse created
the musical based on her play. Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) co-founded The Provincetown Players. Rachel Crothers
(1878-1958) created Stage Women’s War Relief, raising almost seven million dollars for the allies. Mary P. Burrill dealt with the treatment of Black soldiers in World War I. Zona Gale (1874-1938) was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and her play premiered at Sing Sing Prison. This and more in 20 years.
Cape May Public Library, 720 Franklin Street
FREE
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WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN THEATER 1910 - 1930
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Maurine Dallas Watkins’ (1896-1969) Chicago was a hit on Broadway in 1926 before Kander, Ebb, and Fosse created
the musical based on her play. Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) co-founded The Provincetown Players. Rachel Crothers
(1878-1958) created Stage Women’s War Relief, raising almost seven million dollars for the allies. Mary P. Burrill dealt with the treatment of Black soldiers in World War I. Zona Gale (1874-1938) was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and her play premiered at Sing Sing Prison. This and more in 20 years.
Cape May Public Library, 720 Franklin Street
FREE
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Saturday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Performance at End of the Road Theater TBD
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Performance at End of the Road Theater TBD
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Saturday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
POE BY CANDLELIGHT
In time for Halloween, stories by the master of the macabre presented by professional actors.
End of the Road Theater
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
$20.00
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POE BY CANDLELIGHT
In time for Halloween, stories by the master of the macabre presented by professional actors.
End of the Road Theater
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
$20.00
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CAT is a proud REVNJ PARTNER, helping to celebrate the
250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
Margaret Morris, who lived in Burlington, NJ during the American Revolution, kept a diary during 1776-1777. Using this diary, Gayle Stahlhuth is creating a one-person show.
She's already getting bookings for 2026!
250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
Margaret Morris, who lived in Burlington, NJ during the American Revolution, kept a diary during 1776-1777. Using this diary, Gayle Stahlhuth is creating a one-person show.
She's already getting bookings for 2026!
If anyone needs special accommodations due to a physical disability, please call or e-mail CAT at 609-884-5898
or [email protected] at least two weeks prior to the scheduled event so that members of the
company can work to meet your needs.
or [email protected] at least two weeks prior to the scheduled event so that members of the
company can work to meet your needs.
