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Paul Wandler, 73, of Elkton, Ky., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 3 at his home.

The two choices this weekend on Cape stages are the "Godspell" musical in Falmouth and psychological thriller "Death and the Maiden" in Cotuit.

Murder mystery part of “radio hour” fundraiser In an unusual mix of eras and technologies born out of pandemic necessity, the theatrical fundraiser for the West Falmouth Library this year will be a 1940s radio play that uses 2021 Zoom virtual capabilities. The library and writer/director Lisa Jo Rudy’s Not My Monkeys company will present “The Music and Murder Radio Hour,” a nostalgic virtual variety show featuring “vintage” ads, musical acts and a murder mystery/comedy. Not able t...

Sound familiar? That has been teacher Anna Botsford’s experience as she has tried to motivate high-schoolers in virtual Sturgis Public Charter School West theater classes, noting “A year ago, I jumped into online teaching and I had no idea what I was doing.” This week, for the first time in two years, Botsford returns to familiar ground: a stage. But that virtual life still surrounds her. In “Grounded,” a one-woman show at Cotuit Center for the Arts, Botsford reprises the role of an ...