EVENT SCHEDULE
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.
July 18: Michele LaRue reads stories from Gettysburg: One Woman's War (1913) by Elsie Singmaster. In Singmaster’s powerful exploration of a Civil War icon’s physical and emotional terrain, fictional townswoman Mary Bowman lives the war and its legacy—from the first shots at Willoughby Run to the consolation of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, to the country’s healing a half century on.
July 25: Christmas in July. Performers will be Stephanie Garrett and Frank Smith. Tales include Margaret Black’s A Christmas that Prevented a Split in the Church (1916). For a quarter of a century, Margaret Black worked for The Afro-American, the country’s most influential Black weekly newspaper that was founded in 1892 in Baltimore. She often wrote about educated middle-class Black women and the suffrage movement. Frank Smith's tale is A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1904) by L. Frank Baum, the creator of The Wizard of Oz.
August 1: Gayle Stahlhuth reads stories by Kate Chopin (1851 – 1904) including Desire’s Baby. Chopin moved from Louisiana to St. Louis after her husband died in 1882. She began writing to provide for her six children, publishing almost 100 short stories, one play, and three novels, the most famous of which is The Awakening (1899) about the consequences of a young wife having an affair.
Aug. 8: Ghostly Happenings: Stephanie reads stories from Lenora Rain-Lee Good (part Catawba Native American) and Frank will talk about his experiences with ghosts in Cape May.
Aug. 15: Phil Pizzi reads from the works by Will Rogers (1879-1935). 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.
Aug. 22: The Roaring 20’s. Stephanie Garret focuses on stories from The Harlem Renaissance and Gayle Stahlhuth, from members of the Algonquin Round Table.
Aug. 29: Frank Smith reads stories by O. Henry (1862 – 1910), whose real name was Sydney Porter. Typical of his tales, is a twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance. Nearly three-quarters of his 600-plus stories are set in New York City, including his famous The Gift of the Magi.
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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
FREE
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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
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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 Gayle Stahlhuth and other professional actors
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
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.
July 18: Michele LaRue reads stories from Gettysburg: One Woman's War (1913) by Elsie Singmaster. In Singmaster’s powerful exploration of a Civil War icon’s physical and emotional terrain, fictional townswoman Mary Bowman lives the war and its legacy—from the first shots at Willoughby Run to the consolation of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, to the country’s healing a half century on.
July 25: Christmas in July. Performers will be Stephanie Garrett and Frank Smith. Tales include Margaret Black’s A Christmas that Prevented a Split in the Church (1916). For a quarter of a century, Margaret Black worked for The Afro-American, the country’s most influential Black weekly newspaper that was founded in 1892 in Baltimore. She often wrote about educated middle-class Black women and the suffrage movement. Frank Smith's tale is A Kidnapped Santa Claus (1904) by L. Frank Baum, the creator of The Wizard of Oz.
August 1: Gayle Stahlhuth reads stories by Kate Chopin (1851 – 1904) including Desire’s Baby. Chopin moved from Louisiana to St. Louis after her husband died in 1882. She began writing to provide for her six children, publishing almost 100 short stories, one play, and three novels, the most famous of which is The Awakening (1899) about the consequences of a young wife having an affair.
Aug. 8: Ghostly Happenings: Stephanie reads stories from Lenora Rain-Lee Good (part Catawba Native American) and Frank will talk about his experiences with ghosts in Cape May.
Aug. 15: Phil Pizzi reads from the works by Will Rogers (1879-1935). 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.
Aug. 22: The Roaring 20’s. Stephanie Garret focuses on stories from The Harlem Renaissance and Gayle Stahlhuth, from members of the Algonquin Round Table.
Aug. 29: Frank Smith reads stories by O. Henry (1862 – 1910), whose real name was Sydney Porter. Typical of his tales, is a twist of plot, which turns on an ironic or coincidental circumstance. Nearly three-quarters of his 600-plus stories are set in New York City, including his famous The Gift of the Magi.
**********
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
FREE
**********
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
**********
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 Gayle Stahlhuth and other professional actors
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
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/