A ghostly goulash of Borscht Belt jokes, Broadway tunes and dead sitcom characters, The Addams Family delights fans of the Addams Family, and newcomers to this goofy, ghastly show.

A treat for the whole family, Young Frankenstein is a hoot with a monster, music and lots of flat-out comedy.

Burns and Cane remind us how pleasant it can be just to have a night of silly fun at the theater. Read More…

Continuing until September 4, the whole concept of the show The Drowsy Chaperone sounds sort of goofy, and it is. But it works. The musical has a simple premise, the Man in Chair (Craig Treubert) puts an original cast recording on the turntable and it comes to life in his…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 No matter where you live, there has probably been a production of Urinetown mounted within an hour’s drive of your home this summer. This award-winning musical about a city where you have to pay to pee is a hot property, and the Theater Barn has…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 2003 I just loved this show! Of course, I know every line, lyric, and note of Gilbert & Sullivan’s 1878 operetta H.M.S. Pinafore – of which this 1945 George S. Kaufman opus is a clever parody – so I cannot imagine what entertainment value the show…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2003 The current production of his melodramatic parody The Mystery of Irma Vep at the Theater Barn undoubtedly has the late playwright Charles Ludlam (1943-1987) rolling in his grave. Rolling with laughter that is! Nay, more than just rolling. Probably thrashing violently in order to resurrect…

by Gail M. Burns, June, 2003 Two decades ago, as her youngest child approached high school graduation, Joan Phelps turned to her husband Abe and said, “Let’s mortgage the house and start a theatre.” You can imagine his response, but they took the plunge and 20 years and 160+ productions…