The Theatre Institute at Sage Presents Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days”

The Theatre Institute at Sage presents… *Happy Days* *Written by Samuel Beckett* *Directed by David Baecker* *September 23 – October 2, 2022* “Another heavenly day. Begin Winnie. Begin your day.” In Beckett’s acclaimed tragicomedy, Winnie ? buried up to her waist in dirt – goes about her daily routine with…

REVIEW: “Of Mice and Men” at the New York State Theatre Institute

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2008 The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ menGang aft agley,An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain,For promis’d joy! – Robert Burns When Of Mice and Men was first published in 1937, it was termed a “novella” – a little novel – and it was,…

REVIEW: “Anastasia” at the New York State Theatre Institute

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, April 2008 Believe it or not, when I was a very little girl, I wanted to be a princess. Upon learning that Americans couldn’t be princesses (Shhhh! Don’t tell Walt Disney or Grace Kelly!) I switched to wanting to be a paleontologist and then a…

REVIEW: “Miracle on 34th Street” at the New York State Theatre Institute

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 2007 “Is this what Christmas has degenerated into, Doctor? It’s pure commercialism. Is there no true Christmas spirit left in the world?” Maybe I am turning into a real Grinch in my old age, but the NYSTI production of Miracle on 34th Street left me absolutely…

REVIEW: “Ordeal by Innocence” at the New York State Theatre Institute

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2007 “Nothing is ever settled until it is settled right.” – Rudyard Kipling The New York State Theatre Institute kicks off 2007 by giving Agatha Christie fans exactly what they have been longing for – the world premiere of a literate new stage adaptation…