REVIEW: “Witness for the Prosecution” at The Theater Barn
by Gail M. Burns It breaks my heart to have to inform you that The Theater Barn has mounted a ponderous and shabby production of…
REVIEW: “Outside Mullingar” at Berkshire Theatre Group
by Barbara Waldinger We have often heard that good casting is responsible for 95% of a play’s success. That is especially true for Berkshire Theatre…
REVIEW: “Red” at Oldcastle Theatre Company
by Gail M. Burns “What do you see?” is both the opening line and the penultimate one in John Logan’s play, Red, now on the…
REVIEW: “The Elves and The Shoemaker” Panto 2018
After two years of good-but-not-great Panto productions, the Pantoloons at the Ghent Playhouse have regained their mojo and are currently tearing up the stage with…
REVIEW: “Men On Boats” presented by The Acting Class with Patrick White at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Gail M. Burns There are no men on stage in the Acting Class with Patrick White’s presentation of Jaclyn Backhaus’ Men On Boats at…
REVIEW: “The Decorator” at The Theater Barn
by Gail M. Burns For the second year in a row the Theater Barn has chosen to end their season with a really lousy play.…
REVIEW: “Proof” at Oldcastle Theatre Company
by Gail M. Burns David Auburn’s Proof burst on the national consciousness nearly twenty years ago – winning Tonys and a Pulitzer and being made…
REVIEW” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at The Theater Barn
by Gail M. Burns I have seen this show several times since the icy day in February 2004 when I slithered down to Barrington Stage…