ARTS EAST LYNNE THEATER COMPANY’S NEW SHOW ON EMMA GOLDMAN
A fascinating woman in a fascinating time
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T REQUIRES less mental effort to condemn than to think,” was one of Emma Goldman’s favorite sayings. She always spoke her mind, whether it was on women’s rights or the widening gap between rich and poor. She was a fascinating woman in a fascinating time: America in the early 1900s, teeming with immigrants like herself, all longing for a better way of life. Hear more of what she has to when East Lynne Theater Company’s production brings Emma Goldman: My Life to Cape May in June and July. Written and performed by Lorna Lable and directed by Karen Case Cook, this world premiere was commissioned by ELTC, the recent recipient of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s “Achievement of Excellence Award” for “30 years of celebrating America’s heritage through productions and educational programs.” Opening on June 16 with an after-show open-
WONDER WOMAN Lorna Lable plays the title role in Emma Goldman: My Life, opening June 16
ing night party at one of Cape May’s finest restaurants, Emma runs for four weeks, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:30pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes Street, Cape May, where the company is in residence. Performer/playwright Lorna Lable’s credits include an Off-Broadway production of Grandma’s Funeral and roles in the film Keeping the Faith with Ben Stiller and TV’s Third Watch. Director Karen Case Cook has directed several ELTC shows including last season’s Alice on the Edge. She recently
helmed Tennessee William’s A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur for Phoenix Theatre Ensemble in NYC. The rest of ELTC’s exciting mainstage season includes Paul Robeson Through His Words and Music; Richard Harding Davis’s comic South American adventure The Dictator; John L. Balderston’s timetraveling romantic fantasy Berkeley Square; ELTC’s popular radio-style Sherlock Holmes’ Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle; and an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. New this year is dinner theater at The Mad Batter. In the fall on Sunday and Monday nights, enjoy Susan Tischler’s Helpful Hints and a lovely threecourse meal for only $50. Mainstage tickets are $28 general admission; $23 for seniors and those with disabilities and their support companions; and $13 for full-time students. Children ages 12 and under are always free. Season tickets are still available through June 30 – five shows for only $90. For information and reservations, call (609) 884-5898 or visit www.eastlynnetheater.org/. The twenty-first year of Tales of the Victorians,” where an ELTC performer reads a classic American tale at various Cape May locations during tea-time, begins on Thursday, June 17 at 4pm. Contact ELTC for locations.
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