EVENT SCHEDULE
Matt Baxter Luceno performing in "Poe by Candlelight" at End of the Road Theater in Cape May
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Michele LaRue presenting a story at The Dormer House in Cape May
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PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS
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Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. from June 20 through October 10 (No performance on July 4)
CLASSIC TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE
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.
Sept. 19: American Fables read by Stephanie Garrett and Frank Smith. Frank reads "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" (1904) by L. Frank Baum, who strove to give America its own fables and folklore by writing this and The Wizard of Oz. Stephanie Garrett is reading a Black fable, "You Never Know What Trouble is Until it Finds You."
Sept. 26: Tom Byrn reads stories by Carolyn Wells (1862-1942), George Ade (1866-1944), and
Ben Hecht (1894-1964) – all American Wits.
Oct. 3: Michele LaRue read’s Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s (1879-1958) “The Bedquilt,” (1906), a suspenseful tale about a woman’s journey to self-respect, universal admiration, and the realization of her ideal.
Oct. 10: Phil Pizzi brings Will Rogers (1879-1835) to life. In 1917, Rogers was a headliner for the Ziegfeld Follies, and in 1922, started a syndicated column that was read in 2,800 newspapers. His wit, wisdom and understanding of the human condition is often compared to that of Mark Twain.
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Tuesday, September 24 at noon
WOMEN BREAKING LOOSE
Presented by Michele LaRue
Kate Chopin’s "A Pair of Silk Stockings" & Edna Ferber’s "Representing T.A. Buck"
Secaucus Public Library
1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201) 330-2083 https://www.secaucuslibrary.org/
FREE
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Thursday, October 17 at 4:00 p.m.
EVE'S DIARY and OTHER TALES BY TWAIN
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Cape May Public Library
720 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ
To Sign Up: https://events.cmclibrary.org/event/11824055
Library Phone: 609-884-9568
FREE
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Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m.
POE BY CANDLELIGHT
Stories by the master of the macabre read by Marty McDonough and Gayle Stahlhuth
So far, stories include "Hop-Frog" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"
End of the Road Theater
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
$20.00
For tickets, visit https://endoftheroadtheater.com/the-stage/
e-mail [email protected],
or call 609-536-9393
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Friday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Cape May Stage
Robert Shackleton Playhouse, 405 Lafayette Street, Cape May, NJ
FREE but donations accepted
CLASSIC TALES AT THE DORMER HOUSE
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.
Sept. 19: American Fables read by Stephanie Garrett and Frank Smith. Frank reads "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" (1904) by L. Frank Baum, who strove to give America its own fables and folklore by writing this and The Wizard of Oz. Stephanie Garrett is reading a Black fable, "You Never Know What Trouble is Until it Finds You."
Sept. 26: Tom Byrn reads stories by Carolyn Wells (1862-1942), George Ade (1866-1944), and
Ben Hecht (1894-1964) – all American Wits.
Oct. 3: Michele LaRue read’s Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s (1879-1958) “The Bedquilt,” (1906), a suspenseful tale about a woman’s journey to self-respect, universal admiration, and the realization of her ideal.
Oct. 10: Phil Pizzi brings Will Rogers (1879-1835) to life. In 1917, Rogers was a headliner for the Ziegfeld Follies, and in 1922, started a syndicated column that was read in 2,800 newspapers. His wit, wisdom and understanding of the human condition is often compared to that of Mark Twain.
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Tuesday, September 24 at noon
WOMEN BREAKING LOOSE
Presented by Michele LaRue
Kate Chopin’s "A Pair of Silk Stockings" & Edna Ferber’s "Representing T.A. Buck"
Secaucus Public Library
1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201) 330-2083 https://www.secaucuslibrary.org/
FREE
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Thursday, October 17 at 4:00 p.m.
EVE'S DIARY and OTHER TALES BY TWAIN
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Cape May Public Library
720 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ
To Sign Up: https://events.cmclibrary.org/event/11824055
Library Phone: 609-884-9568
FREE
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Wednesday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m.
POE BY CANDLELIGHT
Stories by the master of the macabre read by Marty McDonough and Gayle Stahlhuth
So far, stories include "Hop-Frog" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"
End of the Road Theater
3845 Bayshore Road, Cape May, NJ 08204
$20.00
For tickets, visit https://endoftheroadtheater.com/the-stage/
e-mail [email protected],
or call 609-536-9393
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Friday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Presented by Gayle Stahlhuth
Cape May Stage
Robert Shackleton Playhouse, 405 Lafayette Street, Cape May, NJ
FREE but donations accepted
CAT PLANS TO GET INVOLVED IN REVNJ
TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Gayle Stahlhuth has been researching battles and personalities in New Jersey who helped shape the American Revolution with the intention of writing at least one play based on her findings by 2025.
To find out more about what New Jersey has planned to celebrate, visit https://www.revnj.org/
