PREVIEW: “Ubu the King” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival Free Theatre
by Gail M. Burns, July 2003 “[Ubu is] the most extraordinary thing seen in the theatre for a long time.” – André Gide Its Free…
REVIEW: “Landscape of the Body” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2003 When I opened the WTF’s 2003 season brochure for the first time I was astounded to see that…
REVIEW: The Chekhov One-Acts at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2003 This is a review of four separate plays/monologues and one afternoon at the theatre. After succeeding in previous…
REVIEW: “Much Ado About Nothing” at Shakespeare & Company
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2003. I had a wonderful time at the opening night of Much Ado About Nothing. So did everyone else in…
REVIEW: “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 Let’s get this out of the way right up front. This is a musical about a whorehouse. If…
REVIEW: “Smokey Joe’s Café” at The Mac-Haydn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 This is one of those head-scratchers. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller wrote tons of fabulous rock ‘n’ roll…
The Theater Barn Celebrates 20 Years
by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 Two decades ago, as her youngest child approached high school graduation, Joan Phelps turned to her husband Abe and…
REVIEW: “Fame Takes a Holiday” at The Theater Barn
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 You know how sometimes you attempt to relate something that really cracked you up to a friend who…