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EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Dear Gayle,
Thank you so much for bringing your talents to the Cape May City School. What you accomplished in one week with our students
was phenomenal. You took our students and transformed them into scriptwriters, actors, set designers, and costume designers to the
delight of their teachers, parents, relatives, and friends. It was an entertaining performance that came alive under your direction.
- Victoria Zelanek, Superindent, Cape May City Schools
Working on plays in the classroom reinforces reading and use of language, self-assurance, cooperation, and
social skills. Since ELTC’s mission embraces American history and literature, the company brings its unique
perspective into the classroom, further supporting Core Curriculum Standards in Visual and Performing Arts,
Language Arts Literacy, and Social Studies. After only six days of working with Gayle Stahlhuth, who also
wrote the script, fifth- and sixth-grade students at West Cape May Elementary School performed Henry
Sawyer and the Civil War, about Cape May's own Civil War hero, who also built The Chalfonte Hotel.
An enthusiastic audience attended the free evening performance on March 27, 2009, and the students did a
great job! (Most of the cast is pictured right.) Tom Sims, Executive Director of the Cape May NJ State Film
Festival and members of The Young Filmmakers Program created a terrific documentary!
To see the documentary on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_GEZ1caGII
Dear Gayle,
Thank you greatly for coming to work with my class to put on Henry Sawyer and the Civil War! I learned many things while
reading the script. For example, I hadn't even heard of Henry Sawyer before this play! Also I had a fantastic time performing and
when I heard we were going to do another play again this year, I shouted with joy!”
- Megan, who played Capt. Mulrooney and Mrs. Sawyer
The Historic Jackson Street Neighborhood Association Scholarship Fund in the Name of Bob and Toni Green
Started in the fall of 2006 with a $5,000 donation from HJSNA, in honor of the Greens, who first owned The Puffin Bed and Breakfast on Jackson St.,
ELTC's recipients have been: 2007: Caitlin Wallace; 2008: Erin Callahan; and 2009: Bobby LeMaire
Each and every one of you are extremely talented, and I have come out of this summer with so many things that I will take with me
throughout the rest of my life. - A letter from Caitlin Wallace, ELTC intern for 4 years with to ELTC Cast Members
INTERN PROGRAM: Students ages 14-21 learn about what it takes to keep a theater going, occasionally perform in productions, and may be
considered for the Historic Jackson Street Neighborhood Association Scholarship Fund.
FOURTH ANNUAL STUDENT THEATER WORKSHOP: SUMMER 2010!
The last three productions, Alice in Wonderland, The Little Princess, and Hans Brinker were performed
by students in front of enthusiastic, standing-room only audiences! This year, 10 students, ages 11-18, will
once more have the opportunity to work with ELTC's Artistic Director, Gayle Stahlhuth, and other theater
professionals, on a production, with props and costumes, presented free for the audience on July 6 at 8:00pm.
This year, it's an original adaptation by Gayle Stahlhuth of Mark's Twain's time-traveling adventure,
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Workshop dates are June 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30,
July 1, and 5 from 12:30-3:30, with a final performance on the evening of the 6th. Limited to 10 students
only. Fee: $200.00 per student. Location is the First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St. Contact the theater
for more details and to receive a Workshop Form.
A letter from Joanne Klineburger to Artistic Director Gayle Stahlhuth: My daughter Anna had always wanted to try theater, and
when your company started a summer workshop for students, she was thrilled. At first, she just wanted to work behind the scenes,
but once she got there, and with the encouragement of Gayle and Lee, she jumped right in and did 5 different parts. She gained a
great deal of confidence in being on stage. It was the highlight of her summer and she can't wait until next year.
GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL (Third-Twelfth Grades)
Residencies are tailored to the needs of the teachers, curriculum, and/or the community, and may be part of the regular classroom experience or after
school. Length of residencies are 1-30 days with 5-10 days being the most requested. The artists-in-residence are creative and, given appropriate time for
preparation, are capable of creating a residency with specific goals and needs. They are also accustomed to working with special populations. Examples:
• Writing scenes based on historic events and people. Examples: The Middle Ages (including a Medieval Pageant), Revolutionary War, Civil War, The
Progressive Era, and Famous American Women. These scripts may be taken to full production with students performing what they have written.
• Creating plays based on site specific/oral histories. Examples: The Ghosts of Bingham Canyon: now deserted, Bingham Canyon was once a thriving
town near Salt Lake City, and The Lifeboat Project: the African-American and Caucasian experience in Cape May, NJ. Scripts may be taken to full
production with students performing what they have written.
• Adapting famous stories for the stage. Examples: Edgar Allan Poe and O. Henry. The scripts may be taken to full production with students performing
their work.
• Writing plays based on personal experience and/or the imagination. The scripts may be taken to full production with students performing their plays.
• A hands-on approach to Shakespeare: moving from page to the stage. Experience with the following scripts for students: A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth.
• Acting exercises: vocal and body warm-ups, improvisations, and theater games.
• Rehearsal and performance of already-written scripts. Examples: Aesop’s Fables, Robin Hood, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
EXAMPLE OF A RESIDENCY MEETING THE
CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS:
A 10-day residency developed between the PTA President, fifth grade teachers, and the artist-in-residence
titled The Civil War: A Students’ Perspective, entailed the students creating and performing scenes from
the Civil War. The Social Studies core curriculum content standards for New Jersey 6.3, 6.4 and 6.6 in
which students are to acquire an historical understanding of political, economic and diplomatic ideas and
social values that helped shape the United States, were met. This residency also directly supported the core
curriculum content standards for the Language Arts Literacy 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, and the
Visual and Performing Arts 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6.
ELDERHOSTELS, ADULT EDUCATION, AND CLASSES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Company members can conduct workshops for Elderhostels and have participated in Elderhostels in Wildwood and Cape May, NJ and Emma
Willard School for Girls in Troy, NY. Topics include Acting, Playwriting, Shakespeare, American Victorian Literature, and Plays of the 1950s.
Members of ELTC are also accustomed to teaching those with special needs i.e., the Blind Center of the Jersey Cape and the LEAD Program,
both with members who are partially or totally blind.
Letter to ELTC from Donna Groome, Social Worker, Cape May County Board of Social Services: Thank you for working with the
Blind Center of the Jersey Cape. The participants are very pleased with the services that you are providing to them.
Dear Gayle,
Thank you so much for bringing your talents to the Cape May City School. What you accomplished in one week with our students
was phenomenal. You took our students and transformed them into scriptwriters, actors, set designers, and costume designers to the
delight of their teachers, parents, relatives, and friends. It was an entertaining performance that came alive under your direction.
- Victoria Zelanek, Superindent, Cape May City Schools
Working on plays in the classroom reinforces reading and use of language, self-assurance, cooperation, and
social skills. Since ELTC’s mission embraces American history and literature, the company brings its unique
perspective into the classroom, further supporting Core Curriculum Standards in Visual and Performing Arts,
Language Arts Literacy, and Social Studies. After only six days of working with Gayle Stahlhuth, who also
wrote the script, fifth- and sixth-grade students at West Cape May Elementary School performed Henry
Sawyer and the Civil War, about Cape May's own Civil War hero, who also built The Chalfonte Hotel.
An enthusiastic audience attended the free evening performance on March 27, 2009, and the students did a
great job! (Most of the cast is pictured right.) Tom Sims, Executive Director of the Cape May NJ State Film
Festival and members of The Young Filmmakers Program created a terrific documentary!
To see the documentary on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_GEZ1caGII
Dear Gayle,
Thank you greatly for coming to work with my class to put on Henry Sawyer and the Civil War! I learned many things while
reading the script. For example, I hadn't even heard of Henry Sawyer before this play! Also I had a fantastic time performing and
when I heard we were going to do another play again this year, I shouted with joy!”
- Megan, who played Capt. Mulrooney and Mrs. Sawyer
The Historic Jackson Street Neighborhood Association Scholarship Fund in the Name of Bob and Toni Green
Started in the fall of 2006 with a $5,000 donation from HJSNA, in honor of the Greens, who first owned The Puffin Bed and Breakfast on Jackson St.,
ELTC's recipients have been: 2007: Caitlin Wallace; 2008: Erin Callahan; and 2009: Bobby LeMaire
Each and every one of you are extremely talented, and I have come out of this summer with so many things that I will take with me
throughout the rest of my life. - A letter from Caitlin Wallace, ELTC intern for 4 years with to ELTC Cast Members
INTERN PROGRAM: Students ages 14-21 learn about what it takes to keep a theater going, occasionally perform in productions, and may be
considered for the Historic Jackson Street Neighborhood Association Scholarship Fund.
FOURTH ANNUAL STUDENT THEATER WORKSHOP: SUMMER 2010!
The last three productions, Alice in Wonderland, The Little Princess, and Hans Brinker were performed
by students in front of enthusiastic, standing-room only audiences! This year, 10 students, ages 11-18, will
once more have the opportunity to work with ELTC's Artistic Director, Gayle Stahlhuth, and other theater
professionals, on a production, with props and costumes, presented free for the audience on July 6 at 8:00pm.
This year, it's an original adaptation by Gayle Stahlhuth of Mark's Twain's time-traveling adventure,
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Workshop dates are June 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30,
July 1, and 5 from 12:30-3:30, with a final performance on the evening of the 6th. Limited to 10 students
only. Fee: $200.00 per student. Location is the First Presbyterian Church, 500 Hughes St. Contact the theater
for more details and to receive a Workshop Form.
A letter from Joanne Klineburger to Artistic Director Gayle Stahlhuth: My daughter Anna had always wanted to try theater, and
when your company started a summer workshop for students, she was thrilled. At first, she just wanted to work behind the scenes,
but once she got there, and with the encouragement of Gayle and Lee, she jumped right in and did 5 different parts. She gained a
great deal of confidence in being on stage. It was the highlight of her summer and she can't wait until next year.
GRADE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL (Third-Twelfth Grades)
Residencies are tailored to the needs of the teachers, curriculum, and/or the community, and may be part of the regular classroom experience or after
school. Length of residencies are 1-30 days with 5-10 days being the most requested. The artists-in-residence are creative and, given appropriate time for
preparation, are capable of creating a residency with specific goals and needs. They are also accustomed to working with special populations. Examples:
• Writing scenes based on historic events and people. Examples: The Middle Ages (including a Medieval Pageant), Revolutionary War, Civil War, The
Progressive Era, and Famous American Women. These scripts may be taken to full production with students performing what they have written.
• Creating plays based on site specific/oral histories. Examples: The Ghosts of Bingham Canyon: now deserted, Bingham Canyon was once a thriving
town near Salt Lake City, and The Lifeboat Project: the African-American and Caucasian experience in Cape May, NJ. Scripts may be taken to full
production with students performing what they have written.
• Adapting famous stories for the stage. Examples: Edgar Allan Poe and O. Henry. The scripts may be taken to full production with students performing
their work.
• Writing plays based on personal experience and/or the imagination. The scripts may be taken to full production with students performing their plays.
• A hands-on approach to Shakespeare: moving from page to the stage. Experience with the following scripts for students: A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth.
• Acting exercises: vocal and body warm-ups, improvisations, and theater games.
• Rehearsal and performance of already-written scripts. Examples: Aesop’s Fables, Robin Hood, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
EXAMPLE OF A RESIDENCY MEETING THE
CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS:
A 10-day residency developed between the PTA President, fifth grade teachers, and the artist-in-residence
titled The Civil War: A Students’ Perspective, entailed the students creating and performing scenes from
the Civil War. The Social Studies core curriculum content standards for New Jersey 6.3, 6.4 and 6.6 in
which students are to acquire an historical understanding of political, economic and diplomatic ideas and
social values that helped shape the United States, were met. This residency also directly supported the core
curriculum content standards for the Language Arts Literacy 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4, and the
Visual and Performing Arts 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.6.
ELDERHOSTELS, ADULT EDUCATION, AND CLASSES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Company members can conduct workshops for Elderhostels and have participated in Elderhostels in Wildwood and Cape May, NJ and Emma
Willard School for Girls in Troy, NY. Topics include Acting, Playwriting, Shakespeare, American Victorian Literature, and Plays of the 1950s.
Members of ELTC are also accustomed to teaching those with special needs i.e., the Blind Center of the Jersey Cape and the LEAD Program,
both with members who are partially or totally blind.
Letter to ELTC from Donna Groome, Social Worker, Cape May County Board of Social Services: Thank you for working with the
Blind Center of the Jersey Cape. The participants are very pleased with the services that you are providing to them.
