“What defines a great work is that it continues to be generous to people who are making new productions.” – Daniel Fish* Jane Austen is long out of copyright, and so her works have been open to new interpretations for some time now, and their greatness shines through their endless…
by Roseann Cane The only way to truly understand the impact of a crisis is to put a face on it, to humanize it, to make it accessible on a feeling level. We may read about current events, but as ghastly as it is to read about families being torn…
(Dorset, VT– March 1, 2018) Dorset Theatre Festival, under the leadership of Artistic Director Dina Janis, Producing Director Will Rucker, and Executive Director Marissa Hutton, is proud to announce its 41st Season, featuring Herb Gardner’s I’m Not Rappaport starring Judd Hirsch (June 21 – July 14); Skeleton Crew by Dominique…
The four critics who review for BerkshireOnStage.com – Gail M. Burns, Roseann Cane, Macey Levin, and Barbara Waldinger – have each listed their favorite regional theatre productions of the past calendar year. Because for the most part we all see and review different shows, there was no sense trying to…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2009 I saw the first act of this one-man play by Conor McPherson ten years ago at Barrington Stage. Unfortunately I passed out at intermission and had to be taken home. So when I heard that Dorset was opening with St. Nicholas this season I jumped…
by Gail M. Burns, May 2006 It is no secret that Little Shop of Horrors is one of my very favorite musicals, a love I share with my son Brandon, who accompanies me to every production within reasonable driving distance. This was how I ended up attending my first ever Dorset Players…
by Gail M. Burns August, 2005. From 1942-1944 about 1,100 young women flew American military aircraft stateside in a program called WASP (Women Air Force Service Pilots). They transported planes from the factories to the bases, ferried military brass around the country, and made many other flights considered “a waste…
