REVIEW: “Forever Plaid” at the Mac-Haydn Theatre
by Gail M. Burns Forever Plaid has been around for 30+ years now and I have seen dozens of productions, starting with one at The…
REVIEW: “Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins” at Oldcastle
by Gail M. Burns “There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others.” – Thelonious Monk Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) sang a…
Jonathan Mirin and Sabrina Hamilton Speak About “Canary in a Gold Mine” – Opening Online February 11
by Gail M. Burns The Ko Festival of Performance kicks off its 2022 Season with Canary in a Gold Mine, a solo online performance piece…
REVIEW: Panto 2021 “Rapunzel: Tale of a Quaran-Teen”
by Gail M. Burns The PantoLoons are back! The Ghent Playhouse has reopened its doors post-pandemic with its signature family-friendly laugh-fest, based on the British…
An Interview with MaConnia Chesser and Jeffrey Mousseau About “An Iliad” at the Ancram Opera House
October 21-24 MaConnia Chesser, an actor well known to Berkshire audiences, seen this past summer as Goneril in “King Lear” at Shakespeare & Company, will…
Mimi Quillin Recalls Working with Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon in New Solo Show at the Mahaiwe
On October 15 and 16 dancer, writer, and actor Mimi Quillin will bring her “entirely true, middle-age coming-of-age story” Call Fosse at the Minskoff to…
An Interview with Robin Frome, Director of “A Doll’s House” in Cornwall, CT
Gail M. Burns: Why did you choose “A Doll’s House”? What do you think it has to say to actors and audiences today? Robin Frome:…
“Rites of Passage: 20/20 Vision” Celebrates the Lives of Women of Color in America
by Gail M. Burns “After a year of unprecedented challenge on every (un)imaginable level, Rites of Passage: 20/20 Vision emerges as a space for healing, re-membering…