TALES OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE​

Curated by James Rana (The Poe Mysteries, etc.)
Directed by Craig Fols

Classic Mystery Stories brought to life on stage in the style of readers theater.

​Location: ELTC at Cape May Presbyterian Church
500 Hughes Street, Cape May, NJ

TWO WEEKENDS ONLY!
Friday & Saturday, October 18 & 19 and 25 & 26 at 7:00 PM 
East Lynne Theater Company is set to thrill and chill audiences with “Tales of Mystery and Suspense,” a menagerie of spooky short stories by Stephen Crane, Guy de Maupassant, H.P. Lovecraft, and, of course, Edgar Allan Poe. Curated and edited by James Rana and directed by Craig Fols, artistic director of East Lynne, these mysterious and scary stories will be brought to life in staged readings for two weekends only: Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 18-19 and 25-26.
 
Rana has worked extensively with East Lynne for years both as an actor and adaptor of classic stories for the stage. He has been staging a variety of spooky “Tales of Mystery and Suspense” at East Lynne for the past few Halloween seasons with much success. This time around, audiences can expect:
  • “Behold, the Grave of a Wicked Man” by Crane, a New Jersey native, who wrote several short stories and poems and is perhaps best know for “The Red Badge of Courage.”
  • “The Horla,” a horror story by de Maupassant, one of the most prolific short story writers in literary history.
  • “The Cats of Ulthar” by fantasy writer Lovecraft.
  • “The Raven” by Poe, the famous story which no Halloween festival should be without.
 
Actors in this Halloween-themed staged reading include East Lynne regulars Veronique Hurley, Mat Labotka and Logan Kovach.
Tickets: $25 General Admission
$20 for Students & Military
Ages 12 & under free
JAMES RANA (Curator / Editor) has worked extensively with East Lynne for many years as an actor and adaptor of classic stories for the stage. He was an original member of the Tony-award winning musical The Band's Visit and spent two years in the show's National Tour, earning an LA Drama Critics Circle Nomination. Last season, he appeared in the Boston premiere of The Band's Visit at the Huntington Theater, where the entire company earned an Elliot Norton Nomination. He recently finished the National Tour of The Kite Runner. He wrote, produced, and stars in the short film Strays which will be screening in festivals in Istanbul, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York.