REVIEW: Dirck Toll in “Before and After Intermission”
by Gail M. Burns, January 2006 If you have never seen Dirck Toll, and there are probably more of you who haven’t than who have, he…
REVIEW: “Outward Bound” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2006 “To die will be an awfully big adventure.” – Sir James M. Barrie It is this adventure, or…
REVIEW: “1776” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2006 For all her faults, our nation is an amazing place, and the story of her founding is a…
REVIEW: Synapse Productions Presents “Animal Farm” at MASS MoCA
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 2005 Although MASS MoCA brings some really exciting cutting-edge theatre to the Berkshires, I seldom review the productions because…
REVIEW: “Annie” at the Cohoes Music Hall
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 2005 Exactly thirty years ago this month I was stage managing a workshop production of a musical based on…
REVIEW: “King Island Christmas” at the New York State Theatre Institute
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 2005 I am very leery of “holiday” shows. In fact I just plain refuse to attend productions of A Christmas…
REVIEW: The Drury Drama Team Presents “Little Shop of Horrors”
Review by Gail M. Burns, November 2005 There is much that is good about the Drury Drama Team’s production of Little Shop of Horrors, and some…
REVIEW: The Panto “The Emperor’s New Clothes” at the Ghent Playhouse
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, November 2005 The Emperor’s New Clothes is the sixth annual British-American Panto presented as a Thanksgiving treat for Columbia County and…