Cape May is THE place to be over the holidays. We just love to throw ourselves into making our homes and businesses look festive for Christmas and New Years. Though the nights are long this time of year, it doesn’t feel dark and dreary in Cape May. Quite the contrary, in fact. You can’t help but smile when you see home after historic home ablaze in cheerful lights.

The next time you stay at our bed and breakfast Cape May, consider a night at the theater.The East Lynne Theater Company in Cape May specializes in productions that deal with uniquely American experiences. Their upcoming show, Christmas in Black and White, looks at Christmas from the perspective of newly arrived immigrants and newly-freed slaves.

Gayle Stahlhuth and Stephanie Garrett adapted stories from Edward Everett Hale and Louisa May Alcott, among others. Excellent story tellers themselves, Stahlhuth’s and Garrett’s performances breathe life into these tales. They explore the lives of little-recognized 19th century Middle-class African Americans, who share the same hopes and dreams as their white counterparts. They delve into the struggles of immigrants trying to communicate in a strange language and succeed in a foreign land.

The stories are shaped around Christmas: what it means to different people and how they celebrate it. It is sure to put yourself in a holiday mood. The play runs November 27, 28, and December 6, 11, and 12. All performances begin at 8:30pm.

Warm, cozy, and well lit...just where you want to be on cold winter nights

Before you head out for dinner and a show, enjoy a cup of tea or a glass of wine at our Cape May b&b. We’d be happy to recommend a restaurant, and provide directions to the East Lynn Theater. As always, we look forward to hearing your reviews!

Yup, it’s time to talk theater again here at our Cape May Bed Breakfast. This time we want to discuss The East Lynn Theater Company, which is presenting ALICE ON THE EDGE at 8:30 tonight. Written by Alice Gerstenberg (1885 to 1972), who had a strong feminist strain and called traditional theater into question, “Alice On The Edge” is in fact four extremely witty one-act plays. “Fourteen” follows a household as it prepares for a dinner party while a blizzard howls outside. “Illuminati in Drama Libre” is reminiscent of Waiting for Godot, although in fact Alice Gerstenberg’s play predates Beckett’s by 35 years. The 1915 play “Overtones” was extremely controversial when it premiered, because it was the first time alter egos were ever presented on stage. Finally, “He Said and She Said,” questions the motivations of a single women who spends a great deal of time with her best friend and that friend’s husband.

The East Lynn Theater presents “Alice on the Edge” from June 17 through July 25. Why not look into getting tickets while you are staying at our Cape May b and b. Tell us what you thought of it over waffles and coffee the next morning.