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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
ELTC HONORS CAITLIN WALLACE AT SOUTH JERSEY CULTURAL ALLIANCE'S ENCORE AWARDS
May 16, 2007 at Bally's in Atlantic City
The Board of Trustees honored Caitlin Wallace, who worked as an intern/production assistant for ELTC
for four years. In 2004, Caitlin contacted ELTC about internships. Ever since her grandmother had
brought her to see ELTC's production of Spoon River in 2002, she'd wanted to work with the company.
Caitlin proved to be a wonderful, energetic member of ELTC, working on everything from props to box
office to lights, to performing in two productions. She graduated from Lower Cape May Regional High
School in June, 2007, and is now attending University of Wyoming.
Pictured: Caitlin, holding the blown-glass award, her mother, Jennifer, holding the certificate, with her
brother, Brandon, and her father Gerald Wallace. Board Members who attended were President Frank
Smith, Peg Curran, Stephanie Garrett, Technical Director Lee O'Connor, Artistic Director Gayle Stahlhuth,
and actor/director Karen Case Cook.
A letter from Caitlin Wallace to ELTC Cast Members: 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.
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 announced the first recipient at ELTC's Annual Gala on November 8, 2007: Caitlin Wallace, and the amount was $300.00.
INTERN PROGRAM: Students ages 14-18 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.
STUDENT THEATER WORKSHOP: SUMMER 2008!
Last year's July production of Alice in Wonderland was performed by students in front of an enthusiastic
audience of 220 people! 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 8 at 8:00pm. Play under consideration is Frances
Hodgson Burnett's The Little Princess. Workshop dates are June 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, July 1, 2, 3, 7, and
8 from 12:30-3:30, with a final performance on the evening of the 8th. 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 reservations.
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.
Currently, ELTC is working with the Blind Center of the Jersey Cape in teaching a theater program to people who are partially and completely
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
ELTC HONORS CAITLIN WALLACE AT SOUTH JERSEY CULTURAL ALLIANCE'S ENCORE AWARDS
May 16, 2007 at Bally's in Atlantic City
The Board of Trustees honored Caitlin Wallace, who worked as an intern/production assistant for ELTC
for four years. In 2004, Caitlin contacted ELTC about internships. Ever since her grandmother had
brought her to see ELTC's production of Spoon River in 2002, she'd wanted to work with the company.
Caitlin proved to be a wonderful, energetic member of ELTC, working on everything from props to box
office to lights, to performing in two productions. She graduated from Lower Cape May Regional High
School in June, 2007, and is now attending University of Wyoming.
Pictured: Caitlin, holding the blown-glass award, her mother, Jennifer, holding the certificate, with her
brother, Brandon, and her father Gerald Wallace. Board Members who attended were President Frank
Smith, Peg Curran, Stephanie Garrett, Technical Director Lee O'Connor, Artistic Director Gayle Stahlhuth,
and actor/director Karen Case Cook.
A letter from Caitlin Wallace to ELTC Cast Members: 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.
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 announced the first recipient at ELTC's Annual Gala on November 8, 2007: Caitlin Wallace, and the amount was $300.00.
INTERN PROGRAM: Students ages 14-18 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.
STUDENT THEATER WORKSHOP: SUMMER 2008!
Last year's July production of Alice in Wonderland was performed by students in front of an enthusiastic
audience of 220 people! 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 8 at 8:00pm. Play under consideration is Frances
Hodgson Burnett's The Little Princess. Workshop dates are June 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, July 1, 2, 3, 7, and
8 from 12:30-3:30, with a final performance on the evening of the 8th. 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 reservations.
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.
Currently, ELTC is working with the Blind Center of the Jersey Cape in teaching a theater program to people who are partially and completely
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.
