BY THE WATER Makes Regional Premiere

"Our season, Celebrating Female Playwrights continues with Sharyn Rothstein's,
regional premiere of By The Water", states Artistic Director, Ray Croce. "This show is
being directed by well-known actor & director Scott Grumling. Scott directed at South
Camden Theatre Company in 2016 bringing our audience The Miss Firecracker
Contest. Scott came to us with By The Water because of his passion for the play's
story and the playwrights writing style." "Rothstein wrote these characters as if she
knew each one of them personally", states Scott Grumling.

Robert Bingaman, SCTC Board President is also excited for this fall show. "To be able to
produce such a brilliantly written play with such a powerful cast and crew is very
exciting for us here at SCTC," he said.

As hurricane season builds along the east coast, it's important to be aware of the
devastation that can occur along the shore and inland. By The Water is the story of
two couples as they fight to stay in their devastated homes and rebuild or to "take the money" and move away after Hurricane Sandy hit their community in 2012.

According to CNN Money, only 39% of Americans say they would be able to pay for a $1,000 unplanned expense, according to a new report from Bankrate. That indication of ongoing financial fragility is especially sobering because emergencies like a hurricane can and do happen.

Imagine, for example, that you lived on Staten Island or somewhere "down the shore"
during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Twenty-four residents on Staten Island were killed by
the storm, along with unparalleled destruction of dwellings, especially in the coastal
communities of what has remained mostly a blue-collar community despite its
proximity to Manhattan.

Sharyn Rothstein's play By the Water, is a piece that premiered at the Manhattan
Theatre Club in 2014 after being commissioned by their Writers' Room. It is about
Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island and the shifting sands of life from paycheck to
paycheck.

By The Water is not a depressing a play. It is a powerful life drama written by a
playwright who truly understands her characters. This is the third production of our
13th season which opens September 7 and runs through September 23.

Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm and Sunday afternoons at 2pm. Tickets are available online www.southcamdentheatre.org over the phone (866) 811-4111 or at the box office one hour before showtime.

The South Camden Theatre Company is the professional resident theatre company at
the Waterfront South Theatre. Camden's "Off-Broadway" Theatre was opened in 2010
as the only new, free-standing theatre built in Camden in more than 100 years. The
intimate theatre space seats 100 and is completely handicap accessible.

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