ing so challenged in every way.
He wrote it during the Blitz and
when times were terrible in London. They were being bombed
and there was rationing going on.
So I think there was a sort of message under there of ‘spirits up’,
that very British sort of ‘chin up
and keep at it’, ‘down with melancholy, move forward’... but done in
a very witty, fun, optimistic way.”
Harmon points out that human
nature really hasn’t changed
much through the years, which is
why plays like “Blithe Spirit” can
be revived and still be relevant
and fun.
“It was written in a war and
we’ve been in the midst of a war,”
she points out.
While this is her first time performing in Cape May, she has
been to productions in town be-
fore. She loves walking around
the town and seeing sidewalks
being pushed up by the roots of
trees and houses with beautiful
iron work - just like New Orleans.
“It’s really an exquisitely beautiful place,” said Harmon. “It’s a
wonderful place and a wonderful
theatre.”
In a strange way, New Jersey is
like a second home for Harmon.
In 2001, she had a kidney transplant at the Robert Wood Johnson
hospital in New Brunswick.
“A dear, dear friend of mine - my
Guardian Angel - gave me a kidney and I’ve been doing marvelously ever since.”
Would she say New Jersey gave
her a second chance?
“New Jersey gave me more than
a second chance... a second life.
Talk about spirits!”
Cape May Stage presents “Blithe Spirit” by Noel Coward now through
September 19 at The Robert Shackleton Playhouse (405 Lafayette Street,
Cape May). For more information visit http://www.capemaystage.com
Photos by Aleksey Photography.
Visit us online at http://www.NewJerseyStage.com
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