America250 – ‘Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution’ Stage Performance

Friday, June 5, 2026, at 2 p.m. at the Wildwood Crest Arts Pavilion, 6301 Ocean Avenue. FREE to attend. Written and performed by seasoned actor and playwright Gayle Stahlhuth, “Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution” is based on a diary kept by Margaret Morris when tensions between Hessians and patriots were escalating near Trenton in December 1776. As many of Morris’s neighbors fled the Burlington, N.J., area, she decided to stay and write her story. The scene for the performance is set in the lecture hall in 1795 so Stahlhuth can use Margaret’s diary along with later historical facts. The focus is from Dec. 6, 1776, through Jan. 3, 1777, which includes General George Washington’s triumph at the Battle of Trenton. Nearly all of the narrative from the performance comes straight from Margaret’s diary.