Cape May, NJ | East Lynne Theater Company
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GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST TROLLEY RIDES:


​​Honoring the Old-Fashioned Pastime of Telling Ghost Stories on Christmas Eve 
Co-Sponsored with Cape May MAC
Weekends from November 18 - December 23
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ELTC continues the Victorian custom of telling ghost stories at Christmastime with Ghosts of Christmas Past Trolley Rides. Listen to classic American holiday ghost stories, told (memorized not read) by a costumed performer in a dark trolley, while the twinkling lights of the beautifully decorated homes and streets are seen through the windows of the heated vehicle. Started in 2007, this has become a favorite holiday tradition for many, and tickets quickly sell out. 

The storyteller is Amanda Brinlee, pictured here. The two ghost tales she's telling this time are The Twelfth Guest by Mary Wilkins Freeman and Old Applejoy's Ghost by Frank R. Stockton. In the Freeman tale, 
a young woman, a stranger, appears in time for Christmas dinner at the Child’s home.  She ends up staying  long enough to right some wrongs, and then suddenly, oddly, disappears.  The Stockton story is about a jolly spirit who convinces his grand niece to persuade her uncle to celebrate Christmas in the mansion the way in which it used to be celebrated.  The stories have been adapted for storytelling by ELTC's producing artistic director, Gayle Stahlhuth. 

The "spirited" thirty-minute rides begin and end at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children, ages 3-12, and run several nights a week, beginning on November 18 and running through December 23.  Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling MAC at 609-884-5404. If tickets are available the day of the tour, they will be sold at the Washington Street Mall Information Booth.   
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​Amanda Brinlee  is a small business owner, stage manager, and performer. Since receiving her Bachelors of Arts in Acting in 2020 from Fairleigh Dickinson, she‘s performed in ELTC’s virtual reading of Something to Vote For; worked backstage and on in Vaudeville Variety, Tales in the Backyard and Poe by Candlelight; Assistant stage-managed Dorothy Parker: A Certain Woman, and assistant directed the 2021 Student Workshop. Recently she staged managed Who Am I This Time? and is the costumed storyteller for “Ghosts of Christmas Past Trolley Rides,” an event in partnership with Cape May MAC. When she is not working in theater, she is running her small business, Amanda Brinlee Designs on Etsy, and raising her daughter. Amanda would like to thank ELTC and Gayle, as well as her husband and the rest of her family for their love and support. Member AEA.

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

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

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

Clemans Theater for the Arts
717 Franklin St. Cape May, NJ

CONTACT EMAIL: [email protected]

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. 
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Thank you to our 2024 / 2025 Season Partners: 
The Washington Inn, and ​La Mer Beachfront Inn
Thank you to our Show Sponsors: Cape May Star & Wave, Just for Laughs and
Petals Floral Design
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
  • 2025 SEASON
    • DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
    • EVERY BRILLIANT THING
    • NO REGRETS: An Evening with Edith Piaf
    • SHERLOCK HOLMES: SCANDALS!
  • Tickets
    • 2025 Season Tickets
    • SPRING SOIREE 2025
  • Education
    • 2025 Youth Theater Camp
    • 2024 ELTC Young Artist Scholarship
  • PAST PRODUCTIONS
    • Productions 2022 -2024
    • ELTC American Classic Timeline
    • Recent Reviews & Articles
    • Season Posters
    • A Few of the Actors, Directors, Designers and Playwrights
  • NEWS
    • Executive Director Announced
    • 1891 Note Found at AME
    • Capital Campaign Advances
    • Naming of the AME Church Theater
    • Board Member Expands Reach
    • NJ Honors East Lynne Theater Company
  • SUPPORT US
    • Business Sponsorships
    • Individual Giving
    • Volunteer