Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2009 At last! A play that I don’t have to interpret at length for you! Veronica’s Room is a 1973 psychological thriller by Ira Levin, author of Rosemary’s Baby, The Stepford Wives, and Deathtrap. It is not his masterwork, but for those who enjoy an impending sense of doom,…
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…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2007 Sometimes, especially at this time of year, it is hard to believe I ever write about anything but the theatre, but I actually spend a great deal of time doing other types of writing, much of it promotional – ad copy, press releases,…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2006 Just when you think of the Theater Barn as a nice safe little summer stock place they go and stage The Graduate. Pop Quiz: What is Mrs. Robinson’s first name?* It is uttered a few times in the first scene of this play, but…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2006 The Theater Barn has launched their 23rd season with a rip-snorting farce, Caught in the Net, which has been directed with verve by Michael Marotta and performed at break-neck speed by an amiable cast, solidly anchored by the hilarious performance of John Philip Cromie…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2004 Here’s the good news and the bad news, all in one sentence. The Theater Barn opened its 2004 season with a polished production of Yasmina Reza’s Tony-award winning play ART. The good news is that The Theater Barn is back for a 21st season…
