Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause:… But that the dread of something after death,…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2008 “What are you afraid of?” In the case of the characters presented in See Rock City and Other Destinations by Adam Mathias (book and lyrics) and Brad Alexander (music) the answers all have to do with personal relationships. These people are afraid to move or…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2008 After forty years of reading and seeing Shakespeare, I had finally decided that “The Tempest” was my favorite of his plays. This decision was cemented in May when I was privileged to see a truly wonderful Tempest –a student production at Williams College (yes, it…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2007 ARGAN: Your Molière is a fine impertinent fellow with his comedies! I think it mightily pleasant of him to go and take off honest people like the doctors. BÉRALDE: It is not the doctors themselves that he takes off, but the absurdity of…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2007 I want to make it clear that this commentary is based on a one-night-only performance of these three short plays. While not staged readings, these were also not full productions, and no admission was charged. What I saw were clearly works in progress…
