by Gail M. Burns On behalf of all of us at Berkshire on Stage I offer condolences to the Phelps family and the larger Theater Barn family on the passing of Theater Barn founder Joan Phelps at age 85. From the time I attended their inaugural production of “Godspell” in…
by Jeannie Marlin Woods GOOD PEOPLE is the final production of the 2021 season at The Theater Barn. Founded in 1984 by Joan and Abe Phelps, this summer’s season is being produced by their son, Allen Phelps, the new Producing Artistic Director. This drama is an excellent choice for the…
by Barbara Waldinger The Theater Barn is back! How wonderful to return to the theatre after a two-year absence! In the interim, Joan and Abe Phelps named their son Allen the new Producing Artistic Director of the ‘Barn they founded thirty-eight years ago. In a departure from the theatre’s usual…
New Lebanon, NY (May 1, 2021) — The Theater Barn is pleased to announce that their 37th Anniversary Season will open on Friday, June 3, 2021 at 8pm with “We the People” by Harrison Zeiberg. This historical fiction brings us to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1784 as our founding fathers begin to…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August 2008 In case you’re new to GailSez, let it be known that Gail and Brandon (my younger son) are huge Plaid Heads. We’ve lost count, but we have seen more than a dozen productions in eight states. I famously booked the family in to…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2008 I am a pretty smart cookie. Not too much escapes me, particularly when I am sitting in the theatre, but for the life of me I cannot tell you the central joke of “How the Other Half Loves.” I like Alan Ayckbourn. I…
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…
