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Cape May Stage  

   HERE’S a chance to enjoy a brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning play… at a price YOU want to pay! On Sunday, September 7th Cape May Stage is offering a ‘pay what you can’ night for theatergoers to attend John Patrick Shanley’s drama, “Doubt.”  This is the second season that the city’s renowned professional Equity theatre, now celebrating its 20th anniversary season, has offered these special evenings of theatre. The ticket amount paid is entirely at the discretion of the theatregoer and is intended to draw those who are deterred by the traditionally higher prices.
“I hope that the ‘pay what you can' nights Cape May Stage offers will encourage more people to take a step into the unfamiliar and see a production they would perhaps not normally see, or to make that first move," says Marketing Director Alicia Grasso.  “Pay what you can’ works just like it sounds. You pick your own ticket price and it’s really starting to get a following.”
   In “Doubt” Sister Aloysius (Mary Baird), a hard-edged principal interrogates Sister James (Abby Royle) about a priest's relationship with the only African American student in a predominately Irish and Italian parish. She is not comforted by Sister James' assertions that Father Flynn (Paul Bernardo) has become the boy's mentor and protector.  Convinced that the church hierarchy will protect him, Sister Aloysius sets out to take him down herself. What ensues is a bristling confrontation between the fiercely protective nun and the priest who feels that the Sister has overstepped her authority.
Tickets for designated ‘pay what you can’ performances go on sale at the box office at 7:45PM prior to an 8PM curtain time on September 7th.  Patrons may elect to pay anywhere from $1 to the normal ticket price of $35/adults, $25/seniors and $12.50/students. Whatever tickets have not been sold for that evening’s performance will be ‘pay what you can’ and will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Cash sales and exact change only. Seating for all ‘pay what you can’ performances is subject to availability and is not guaranteed.
“Doubt” performances are Wednesdays thru Sundays at 8pm thru September 27th at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse of the Cape May Stage. A marvelous Dinner-and-a-Show package is available with 17 of the finest restaurants in Cape May. Call (609) 884-1341 for reservations and for information (click here).
This production is generously co-sponsored by The Blue Pig Tavern at Congress Hall and The Ebbitt Room at the Virginia.

East Lynne Theater Company's Restaurant and B&B Partners 
 
By dining at several of Cape May's fine restaurants, or staying at one of two of Cape May's lovely B&Bs, patrons can save money on tickets for the Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company. When making a reservation at the restaurant, all patrons have to do is ask for the ELTC-Dinner-Show-Combo. Tickets are purchased at the restaurant, and brought to the theater for admission. There are variations in the offerings.
     At Aleathea's Restaurant at The Inn of Cape May, located at 7 Ocean St., the total amount is $40.00 for dinner, including tax and gratuity, plus the ticket. To make a reservation, call 884-5555. The opening night party for "To the Ladies" on Sept. 17, will be here.  
     Bloody Mary's Bar & Grill offers a $15.00 ticket with a purchase of one entrée.  This restaurant is at the Atlas Inn, 1035 Beach Ave. Reservation number is 884-7000. 
     At 410 Bank Street, 410 Bank St., and Frescos, a Seafood Trattoria, located at 412 Bank St., tickets are also $15.00, with a dinner purchase, but seating must be by 6:00pm. Reservations for 410 Bank Street Restaurant: 884-2127, and Frescos: 884-0366.  
     The Mad Batter, at the Carroll Villa Hotel at 19 Jackson St., offers dinner anytime, with an $18 ticket for the show. For reservations call 884-5970.
     The Merion Inn, 106 Decatur St., is offering a $15.00 ticket with a purchase of one entrée anytime, or a three-course early bird special, costing $18.95, if seated before 5:30. Reservations: 884-8363.
     At Martini Beach, 429 Beach Dr., a complete dinner anytime plus a theater ticket is $55.00  For reservations: 609-884-4800
     At the Washington Inn, 801 Washington St., the total price for a complete dinner anytime, plus a ticket, is $54.00. Reservations: 884-5687.  
     On the third Fridays of the month, Sept. 19, Oct. 17 from 5:00-7:00, the Church of the Advent, located at Washington and Franklin Sts., is serving up dinner: $10 for adults + $18 ticket; $4 for children.  Bring your own beverage: soda, beer, or wine. They do not take reservations, but call for questions: 884-3060.
     The two bed and breakfasts are The Henry Sawyer Inn, at 722 Columbia Ave., and The Victorian Lace Inn, 901 Stockton Ave.  Tickets at both locations are $15.00, offered only to the B&Bs' guests, and must be purchased at the inns.  For The Henry Sawyer, call 884-5667 or 800-449-5667 For Victorian Lace, phone 884-1772.     
East Lynne Theater Company ticket prices are $25.00 for general admission and $20.00 for seniors, so the restaurant and B&B packages offer a considerable savings to patrons.  ELTC ticket price for students is $10.00.  Tickets for ages 12 and under and free, and may be picked up at box office
     Currently, ELTC is presenting two comedies simultaneously: “The Guardsman” at The First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St., through August 30, and “Helpful Hints” at The Chalfonte Hotel, through August 31.  Curtain time at both venues is 8:30p.m.  On Labor Day, ELTC begins rehearsals for George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly’s comedy, “To the Ladies!” which was selected by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts as part of the American Masterpieces Series in New Jersey.  American Masterpieces is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts.  It will run from September 17-October 18. For information and reservations, contact ELTC at 884-5898, or (click here).


Thomas Raniszewski, Edward Furs, Alison J. Murphy, and Mark Edward Lang in East Lynne Theater Company's production of "The Guardsman"

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