East Lynne Theater Company Announces Special Ticket Offers for 2016 Season

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company's 2016 season is underway, and includes ticket offers that are both flexible and affordable.

Season tickets allow patrons to see four performances for only $88.00, and may be used in a variety of ways: see four different shows, or see fewer shows, and bring family or friends. Some visitors use all four on the same night. These must be purchased by July 1 by mailing a check to ELTC's office at 121 Fourth Ave., West Cape May, NJ 08204, or at the box office before a performance, or online through eastlynnetheater.org.

There are six restaurants that partner with ELTC, and patrons make reservations by calling the restaurants and asking for the ELTC dinner/show packages. At A Ca Mia Ristorante, 410 Bank Street, and Frescos: A Seafood Trattoria, patrons pay $22 for a theater tickets along with dinner. At Aleathea's Restaurant at The Inn of Cape May, total amount is $50.00 for dinner and a ticket, and at The Blue Rose Inn and Restaurant, it is $60 for a 3-course Early Seating Dinner and a ticket. At The Washington Inn, patrons pay $17.00 for a ticket along with dinner.

The Henry Sawyer Inn, 722 Columbia Ave., offers ELTC tickets for $22.00. At the Beachcomber Camping Resort, 462 Seashore Rd., if staying 7 nights during June 17-July 8, or Aug. 12-Sept. 2, guests receive one complementary general admission ticket: if staying 10 nights during the same period, they receive two comp tickets.

ELTC ticket prices are $32.00 for general admission and $27.00 for seniors and those with disabilities and their support companions, so these packages offer a considerable savings. ELTC ticket price for students, and those currently in the military or a veteran, is $17.00. To entice whole families to attend, ages 12 and under are free. Patrons taking advantage of the B&B and restaurant discounts may call ELTC directly at 884-5898 and ELTC will hold tickets at the box office for students, those in the military/veterans, and those ages 12 and under, if it is less expensive for the patron.

Another way to save money, is by purchasing online. Several half-price tickets are available for every performance through NJArtstix.org, 24 hours in advance. It costs nothing to sign up to use this site, and many other theaters throughout the state also have savings listed. Since 2010, ELTC has also listed its shows with Theater Development Fund (TDF.org), the same organization that manages the Half-Price Ticket Booth in Times Square. Patrons must have certain qualifications to have access to this site, but savings at many theaters in New York and New Jersey can be found.

Membership has its privileges. By becoming a member of JerseyArts.com, patrons receive a Discover Jersey Arts Card that gives them discounts to cultural events throughout the state. For the first two year, membership is free. At ELTC, by showing this card, patrons receive two tickets for the price of one $32.00 ticket on any night. Members of WHYY Public Television in Philadelphia receive the same deal on Fridays.

Listen for ticket-give-aways on 98.7 The Coast and 106.3.

ELTC's recent production of "Mr. Lincoln" is now at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, but soon the company begins rehearsals for "Rodgers' Romance," a musical review with the music of Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, and Oscar Hammerstein II. It runs from June 15 through July 23 at 8:30p.m. at The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., where the company is in residence. To learn more about the mainstage season which runs through mid-December, the Silent Sunday Film Series in partnership with the Cape May Film Society, and other events, or to make reservations directly with the theater, call 884-5898 or go online to www.eastlynnetheater.org.

ELTC is only able to offer these savings because of the generosity of our season partners Curran Investment Management, The Henry Sawyer Inn, Aleathea's Restaurant, and The Washington Inn; The NJ Dept. of State, Division of Travel and Tourism; NJ State Council on the Arts/Dept. of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; playbill advertisers; and the contributions of many patrons and volunteers.

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