MURDER MYSTERY DINNERS

Betrothal or Betrayal?

Another social season is drawing to a close, and Lady Richfield still has yet to find an appropriate suitor for any of her three available (and aging) daughters. As time runs out, desperation sets in. A scandalous murder at the final ball of the season sends all of society into a frenzy. Will you be able to separate the rumors from the truth? 

SHERLOCK HOLMES WEEKEND

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A full weekend of interactive performances along with a Search for Clues self-guided walking tour. Performances take place at La Mer Beachfront Resort.

CLUELESS AT THE PHYSICK ESTATE

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Back to the beginning!

Everyone is suspect during Clueless at the Physick Estate, a “whodunit” similar to the popular board game. Join fellow amateur sleuths and encounter characters inside the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., as this original mystery unfolds from room to room. Who is the culprit? Is it Professor Graystone or Pearlie White? Mrs. Parrot or Cherry Bombe? This year is a revival of the first, the original Clueless at the Physick Estate mystery from 2012. Don’t miss this chance to challenge your imagination and deduction skills in a one-of-a-kind historic Cape May setting. Accessible with advance notice.

EAST LYNNE THEATER

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East Lynne Theater
500 Hughes St.

East Lynne Theater Company is an Equity professional theater located in Cape May, New Jersey. Named after a popular melodrama of the 19th Century, East Lynne was founded in 1980 to resurrect plays from America’s theatrical past. Over the years, our mission has expanded to include contemporary work on American themes.

CAPE MAY STAGE

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The Gift of the Magi

Using O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi,” a short story set in Victorian times, this new adaptation updates the tale of love and sacrifice to the modern day. O. Henry wrote about disadvantaged young people living in New York City. In this version, Lucia and Rocky are a young married couple living in the city who love each other very much though they have different ideas of what to spend money on for this Christmas. This is a play celebrating love and sacrifice. Told with heart and humor, this play is a real holiday treat.