Cape May Stage will present “Becoming Dr. Ruth” — Mark St. Germain’s 2014 play about Karola Ruth Westheimer, who became famous in the ’80s as a sex expert, when she was in her 50s — to kick off its just-announced 2024 season.
Other plays will include “Rita Hayworth — The Heat Is On!,” about the famed actress; and “Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B,” reinventing Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson in the present, as Shirley Holmes and Joan Watson.
Here is the schedule:
June 5-30: “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” written by Mark St. Germain, directed by Roy Steinberg
July 6-12: “Rita Hayworth — The Heat Is On!,” written and directed by Carter Inskeep
July 17-Aug. 25: “Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson — Apt. 2B,” written by Kate Hamill, directed by Roy Steinberg
Sept. 11-Oct. 20: “Stones in His Pockets,” written by Marie Jones, directed by Roy Steinberg
Nov. 20-Dec. 29: “The Gift of the Magi,” a modern adaptation of the O. Henry story written by Marisa Smith, directed by Roy Steinberg
CONCERTS
June 1: Melissa Errico
Sept. 23: “Nic + Desi: Song, Dance and Romance,” featuring Nicolas Dromard and Desireé Davar
Dec. 15: Abigail Rockwell, “A Norman Rockwell Bedford Falls Christmas Concert”
READINGS
April 15: “The Chinese Lady,” written by Lloyd Suh, directed by Penny Bergman
May 16: National Playwright Symposium Readings, directed by Roy Steinberg
June 24: “Tru,” written by Jay Presson Allen, directed by Roy Steinberg
Aug. 12: “Seascape,” written by Edward Albee, directed by Roy Steinberg
Oct. 7: “Native Gardens,” written by Karen Zacarias, directed by Roy Steinberg
For information, visit capemaystage.org.
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