Comedies, Mysteries, and Dramas, oh my!

Stages across town are raising the curtain on new performances—check out what's happening in the Cape May theater scene

Clueless at the Physick Estate: Racing the Clock

In this immersive experience, tour goers travel through the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate as an original mystery dramatically unfolds around them. In 2023, time is the enemy in “Racing the Clock,” written by Jacklyn Fazio. Barrington family dinners are notorious for bad news, but no one expected this one to take such a sinister turn, when the family matriarch drops dead before dessert is served. With every guest potentially poisoned, and not enough antidote to go around, you must identify the killer before it's too late. Purchase tickets here.

Cape May Stage Performs "Art"

Set in Paris, this Tony Award-winning play, written by Yasmina Reza, focuses on the meaning of art and the meaning of friendship. The art in question is a solid white painting, and the friendships put to the test are between the man who bought the painting and his two friends who come to see it. This comedic play features a battle of wits and words between the trio of friends as they grapple with age-old questions about art, relationships, and themselves.

This show is presented by Cape May Stage in the Robert Shackleton Playhouse at 405 Lafayette Street. Purchase tickets here.

East Lynne Theater Upcoming Performances

Closing July 15: A Tale of Two Cities

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? Purchase tickets here.

Opening Aug 2: Driving Miss Daisy

When Daisy Wertham crashes her car into a neighbor’s garage, her son hires her a driver. So begins the unlikely friendship between Daisy, a wealthy Jewish widow, and Hoke Coleburn, a Black man who must contend with Miss Daisy's prejudices to keep his job as her chauffeur. Set in Atlanta from 1948 to 1973 (before, during and after the Civil Rights Movement), this moving comedy is about two extraordinary people, and their enduring bond. Purchase tickets here.

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