REVIEW: “On the Exhale” at Chester Theatre Company
by Macey Levin A college professor relates the story of one of her students demanding that she raise his grade. When she refuses he…
REVIEW: “Tell Me I’m Not Crazy” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Barbara Waldinger Gun control, stay-at-home fathers, working mothers, breast feeding, immigration, fear of “the other,” white rage, forced retirement, a young child acting out,…
REVIEW: “Beauty and the Beast” at the Sharon Playhouse
by Macey Levin The famous tale of Beauty and the Beast had its origin in 1740 when a French woman first put it to…
REVIEW: “Ragtime” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Lisa Jarisch As a former librarian, I am almost always wont to pronounce “the book was better” or “read the book” when presented with…
REVIEW: “Gertrude and Claudius” at Barrington Stage Company
by Barbara Waldinger Gertrude and Claudius, Barrington Stage Company’s newest offering by Mark St. Germain, based on John Updike’s 2000 novel by the same name,…
REVIEW: “Lucy’s Wedding” Living Room Theatre
by Gail M. Burns “Elderly” folks like me may remember the late Dudley Moore’s classic skit (if you don’t you can watch it HERE) where…
REVIEW: “Working: A Musical” at the Berkshire Theatre Group
by Fred Baumgarten At the risk of stating the extremely obvious: it’s 2019. American goods are manufactured in Mexico, Vietnam, and China. Something called “Democratic…
REVIEW” “DIG” at the Dorset Theatre Festival
by Gail M. Burns We are so blessed with the close and productive relationship between playwright Theresa Rebeck and the Dorset Theatre Festival, where she…