Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, September 2004 Parallel Lives at the Theater Barn is an evening of sketch comedy performed by two very talented comediennes – Katherine Pecevich and Eleni Delopoulos. It was originally performed by its creators Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney as The Kathy and Mo Show, an Obie Award-winning off-Broadway smash in the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, September 2004 “If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.”– Andy Rooney Have you ever owned a dog? If so, you must go see Sylvia, playwright A.R. Gurney’s homage to his own beloved pet. It is a poignant…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004 Okay, this is another one of those revues, the kind I usually don’t like. The formula is simple, take an even number of attractive and moderately talented young men and women and select a group of songs with a common theme – they…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2004 Every season the Theater Barn trots out a murder mystery. This year it is Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest, considered by fans to be one of her finest works for the stage. Sure enough, before the lights come up a murder is committed, and…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2004 This piece of fluff is created by Ted Swindley, mastermind behind Always…Patsy Cline and several other revue-type shows on country themes. I am already on record as stating that I am not a country music fan, and I just don’t understand the popularity of these…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2004 Here’s the good news and the bad news, all in one sentence. The Theater Barn opened its 2004 season with a polished production of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-award winning play ART. The good news is that The Theater Barn is back for a 21st season…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, September, 2003 Watching an actor perform a one-person show is like watching an athlete, let’s say Lance Armstrong competing in the Tour de France. Can he do it? Will he fall? If so, will he be able to get up and continue? What unforeseen obstacles…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, September, 2003 What is it about this corny, old-fashioned play that people love so much? Beats the heck out of me, but I thoroughly enjoyed this production of Bernard Slade’s Same Time, Next Year at the Theater Barn. So did my 14-year-old son and the mostly gray-haired…
