Cape May, NJ | East Lynne Theater Company
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  • MAINSTAGE SEASON
    • THE GUARDSMAN AND THE ACTRESS
    • CITIZEN JAMES
    • A TALE OF TWO CITIES, Cobbled Together by The Brothers Lovejoy
    • DRIVING MISS DAISY - ELTC
    • LOVE LETTERS - ELTC
    • TALES OF HORROR & SUSPENSE
    • THE DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES?
    • CABARET - cancelled
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    • EAST LYNNE GALA 2023
    • 2023 RAFFLE
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    • New Artistic Director
    • NJ Honors East Lynne Theater Company
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A DICKENS OF A MASH-UP COMEDY!

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June 14 - July 15
Wednesdays through Saturdays
at
8:30 PM

Tickets: $35 General Admission
$30 Seniors

​$20 Students & Military
Ages 12 and under are always free


PHOTOS: Jim Walsh
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TWO ACTORS, ONE EPIC...
A WORLD PREMIERE

In this theatrical comedy, two men play out their own version of Dickens’ classic, arguing as they go: How best to tell the story? Why does it matter? And what does it mean to audiences today?

Starring Ezra Barnes and Jon J. Peterson

Developed in front of New Jersey audiences at New Jersey Rep and Centenary Stage.
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COMPANY BIOS
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Ezra Barnes (Avery) is happily making his East Lynne debut. Off Broadway: Breakfast With Mugabe (a NY Times Critics’ Pick nominated for Best Play by the Off Broadway Alliance), Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird (Queens Theatre in the Park), In White America (New Federal), Far and Wide (Mint). Regional: McCarter, Geva, Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Denver Center, Pioneer, Paper Mill. TV: currently, the hit YouTube series Group, an innovative show about a therapy group, previously on New Amsterdam, Jessica Jones, Orange is the New Black, The Sinner, Bored to Death, Law & Order, SVU. Film: Motherless Brooklyn, birth/rebirth, Unintended, Noah, Joshua, Once More With Feeling. Ezra was awarded the Connecticut Critic’s Circle Award for Outstanding Direction for his production of Diary of Anne Frank at Playhouse on Park. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Connecticut’s Shakespeare on the Sound festival and led the company from 1996-2008. Ezra is a Brooklyn resident, where he runs the Young Actors Workshop.

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Jon J. Peterson (Bunce) Theatre work includes: (Broadway) Cabaret.  (Off-Broadway) George M. Cohan Tonight!,  Barefoot In The Park, Midnight At The Never Get.  (Regional) Half A Sixpence, The Producers,  Anything Goes,  Annie, Peter And The Starcatcher, He Wrote Good Songs, Song Man Dance Man, Singin’ In The Rain, The World Goes Round, Rocky Horror Show.  (West End & UK Theatre) Lionel Bart’s Blitz!, The Sound Of Music, A Chorus Line. Dames At Sea, She Loves Me, Y, Sophisticated Ladies, Cavalcade, Whoop-Dee-Doo!, Cats, On Your Toes, Inner City.  (Film) George M. Cohan Tonight!, Phenomerotica, Looks That Kill, Late Night, The Lost City Of Tomorrow, Rick’s Pawn Shop, Death’s Waiting Room, Like The Spider, The Color Of War, Anna Ballerina, Mail Order Wife, Surviving Picasso.


Craig Fols (Playwright / Director) is the new Artistic Director of East Lynne Theater Company.   READ MORE

East Lynne Theater Company
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization

Mail: P.O. Box 121
Cape May, NJ 08204

Performance Venue:
Cape May Presbyterian Church
500 Hughes St. Cape May, NJ


CONTACT EMAIL: info@eastlynnetheater.org

NEW Phone: 609-602-8703

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ELTC employs members of Actors' Equity Association, the union for professional actors.


ELTC's programs are made possible in part through funding from The NJ State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of The National Endowment for the Arts, The NJ Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, the generosity of our Season Partners, and the generosity of many patrons. 
Thank you to our Season Partners: 
The Washington Inn, and ​La Mer Beachfront Inn
Thank you to our Show Sponsors: Cape May Star & Wave, Just for Laughs, Pender & Strickland and Fins Bar and Grille
​Thank you to our Associate Partner: Collier's Liquor Store 

Thank you to our Advertising Sponsors: Exit Zero, 98.7 The Coast Radio and 
Cape May Radio WCFA 101.5 FM

ELTC is a proud member of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, the South Jersey Cultural Alliance and ArtPride, 3 Chambers of Commerce, and www.njsouthernshore.com
  • Home
    • About Us
    • Location and Virtual Tour
    • Staff and Board Members
    • Getting Involved
    • Supporters of ELTC
    • Policies including ADA and DEIJ >
      • Non-Discrimination Policy
      • Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ)
      • Whistleblower Protection
      • Sexual Harassment Policy
      • ADA Information
  • MAINSTAGE SEASON
    • THE GUARDSMAN AND THE ACTRESS
    • CITIZEN JAMES
    • A TALE OF TWO CITIES, Cobbled Together by The Brothers Lovejoy
    • DRIVING MISS DAISY - ELTC
    • LOVE LETTERS - ELTC
    • TALES OF HORROR & SUSPENSE
    • THE DEATH OF SHERLOCK HOLMES?
    • CABARET - cancelled
  • Tickets
    • EAST LYNNE GALA 2023
    • 2023 RAFFLE
  • Education
    • Student Summer Workshop
  • PAST PRODUCTIONS
    • ELTC American Classic Timeline
    • Recent Reviews & Articles
    • Productions 2016 -2022
    • Season Posters
    • American Classics
    • Premieres and New Works
    • A Few of the Actors, Directors, Designers and Playwrights
  • NEWS
    • New Artistic Director
    • NJ Honors East Lynne Theater Company
  • SUPPORT US
    • Business Sponsorships
    • Individual Giving
    • Volunteer