REVIEW: “Paris, 1890 – Unlaced” at Ventfort Hall

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2009 And now for something completely different: Sex at Ventfort Hall! I know that those venerable walls have seen plenty of hanky-panky over the past century or so, but somehow those massive great “cottages” seem as sterile and uptight as the prim and proper,…

REVIEW: “St. Nicholas” at the Dorset Theatre Festival

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2009 I saw the first act of this one-man play by Conor McPherson ten years ago at Barrington Stage. Unfortunately I passed out at intermission and had to be taken home. So when I heard that Dorset was opening with St. Nicholas this season I jumped…

REVIEW: “Crossing Delancey” at The Theater Barn

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2009 Susan Sandler’s 1987 play Crossing Delancey is simple, gentle, funny tale of the human connections that truly make life worthwhile. And while there is a boy-girl romance involved, the core relationship in this play is between a young woman and her grandmother – a relationship…

REVIEW: “Carousel” at Barrington Stage Company

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2009 The title of Carousel makes you think of color, music, movement, and summer carefree afternoons, but behind that mask lies a tragic tale of lives wasted and ruined. A hopeful, if not happy ending, has been appended, but we have no guarantee that any of…