2021 VIRTUAL EVENTS
LYNCHING, OUR NATIONAL CRIME
Speech Delivered by Ida B. Wells at the National Negro Conference
(forerunner to the NAACP) in New York City in the spring of 1909
Read by Stephanie Garrett
Filmed at the Cape May Presbyterian Church in Cape May, NJ
Premiered on Thursday, January 28 at 8:00 PM
FREE, but consider making a donation to the NAACP
Speech Delivered by Ida B. Wells at the National Negro Conference
(forerunner to the NAACP) in New York City in the spring of 1909
Read by Stephanie Garrett
Filmed at the Cape May Presbyterian Church in Cape May, NJ
Premiered on Thursday, January 28 at 8:00 PM
FREE, but consider making a donation to the NAACP
GET HAPPY!
A Cabaret Saluting Judy Garland, The World’s Greatest Entertainer
Starring Jenna Pastuszek
Music Direction and Orchestrations - Joshua Zecher-Ross
Directed by Ari Axelrod Dramaturgy by Caitlin Fahey
Musicians: Piano - Caryl Fantel Drums - Roy Fantel Bass - Dave Wilkinson
Premiered on February 25 at 8:00 PM; Tickets $15
A Cabaret Saluting Judy Garland, The World’s Greatest Entertainer
Starring Jenna Pastuszek
Music Direction and Orchestrations - Joshua Zecher-Ross
Directed by Ari Axelrod Dramaturgy by Caitlin Fahey
Musicians: Piano - Caryl Fantel Drums - Roy Fantel Bass - Dave Wilkinson
Premiered on February 25 at 8:00 PM; Tickets $15
ENEMIES
A reading of a one-act play
Written by Neith Boyce and Hutchins Hapgood
"Enemies" explores a “modern,” nontraditional, non-monogamous marriage.
Directed by James Rana
Starring Veronique Hurley and Mat Labotka
This presentation was filmed in a Manhattan apartment - not Zoomed
Premiered on Thursday, March 4 at 8:00 PM, for free
A reading of a one-act play
Written by Neith Boyce and Hutchins Hapgood
"Enemies" explores a “modern,” nontraditional, non-monogamous marriage.
Directed by James Rana
Starring Veronique Hurley and Mat Labotka
This presentation was filmed in a Manhattan apartment - not Zoomed
Premiered on Thursday, March 4 at 8:00 PM, for free
SOMETHING TO VOTE FOR
A Reading of this 40-minute One-Act written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Directed by Gayle Stahlhuth
CAST: Amanda Brinlee, Pat Dwyer, Ann Flanigan, Rachel Holt,
Jared Mason Murray, Sandra Nickel, Marcia Sofley, and Susan Tischler
Premiered on Thursday, March 18 at 8:00 PM
This reading is offered for FREE due to support from The NJ Council for the Humanities through its “NJ Women Vote: The 19th Amendment at 100” initiative, and The NJ Theatre Alliance’s “Stages Festival.”
A Reading of this 40-minute One-Act written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Directed by Gayle Stahlhuth
CAST: Amanda Brinlee, Pat Dwyer, Ann Flanigan, Rachel Holt,
Jared Mason Murray, Sandra Nickel, Marcia Sofley, and Susan Tischler
Premiered on Thursday, March 18 at 8:00 PM
This reading is offered for FREE due to support from The NJ Council for the Humanities through its “NJ Women Vote: The 19th Amendment at 100” initiative, and The NJ Theatre Alliance’s “Stages Festival.”
NOTHING MATTERS
Written by Dave Geible Directed by Gayle Stahlhuth
Starring James Rana with Gayle Stahlhuth
Stage Manager: Lee O'Connor
Music “Reading by Candlelight” written and performed by Marilyn J. Harris & Mark E. Wolfram, Red Letter Music Co.-ASCAP & Markram Music-BMI
Monday, April 12 through Sunday, May 9 at 8:00 PM EST
Tickets: Free or Pay-What-You-Will (minimum $5.00)
This play was originally presented under the 4th Actors' Equity Association's (AEA) contract in the country awarded since mid-March 2020. We were allowed to film the production with no audience. It originally ran on YouTube four days a week from October 14 - November 21. This production is dedicated to the memory of Lee O'Connor, Stage Manager, who lost his battle with cancer on March 21, 2021.
Written by Dave Geible Directed by Gayle Stahlhuth
Starring James Rana with Gayle Stahlhuth
Stage Manager: Lee O'Connor
Music “Reading by Candlelight” written and performed by Marilyn J. Harris & Mark E. Wolfram, Red Letter Music Co.-ASCAP & Markram Music-BMI
Monday, April 12 through Sunday, May 9 at 8:00 PM EST
Tickets: Free or Pay-What-You-Will (minimum $5.00)
This play was originally presented under the 4th Actors' Equity Association's (AEA) contract in the country awarded since mid-March 2020. We were allowed to film the production with no audience. It originally ran on YouTube four days a week from October 14 - November 21. This production is dedicated to the memory of Lee O'Connor, Stage Manager, who lost his battle with cancer on March 21, 2021.
AUNT HATTIE'S HOUSE: RECONSTRUCTED
A one-woman play exploring what compelled Harriet Beecher Stowe to pen Uncle Tom's Cabin
Written and Performed by Emma Palzere-Rae (pictured above)
Directed by Albert Cremin
Production Stage Management by Carin Jennie Estey
Costume by Marion T. Brady
Premiered on Thurs. April 22 at 8:00 PM (EST); admission-free
A one-woman play exploring what compelled Harriet Beecher Stowe to pen Uncle Tom's Cabin
Written and Performed by Emma Palzere-Rae (pictured above)
Directed by Albert Cremin
Production Stage Management by Carin Jennie Estey
Costume by Marion T. Brady
Premiered on Thurs. April 22 at 8:00 PM (EST); admission-free
