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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 pg 31