by Emily Edelman The Theater Barn’s annual Agatha Christie play is something I always look forward to, and this year’s offering of an early work called “The Stranger” is especially interesting, as it allows one to see the beginnings of plot devices that define Christie’s later style. The play centers…
New Lebanon, NY (July 12, 2021) — The Theater Barn is pleased to announce their 37th Anniversary Season will continue with their annual Agatha Christie. This time it’s The Stranger directed by Barn favorite John Trainor, who has appeared in every Agatha Christie presented at the The Theater Barn with…
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…
GHENT PLAYHOUSE 2019-2020 SEASON CEMETERY CLUB BY IVAN MENCHELL DIRECTOR JOHN TRAINOR 10/4-20/2019 THE PANTO WRITTEN BY THE LOONS DIRECTOR CATHY LEE-VISSCHER 11/29-12/15/2019 THE CHALK GARDEN BY ENID BAGNOLD DIRECTOR CATHY LEE-VISSCHER 1/31-2/16/2020 FUN HOME BY LISA KRON CO-DIRECTORS MICHAEL McDERMOTT AND MICHAEL C. MENSCHING MUSICICAL DIRECTOR JOANNE MENSCHING 3/27-4/12/2020 LAST TRAIN…
by Gail M. Burns She Loves Me is the very definition of the word “charming.” It premiered on Broadway in 1963, in the heyday of Big Book Musicals, and while it sort of fits in that category with a large cast, multiple sets, and a two and a half hour…
by Gail M. Burns The original London production of The Mousetrap, which opened in 1952, is STILL running; and there are endless amateur stagings every year all around the world. But if you’ve managed never to see it, this production at The Theater Barn is your opportunity to enjoy a…
“There is a huge audience for a good whodunit on a hot summer’s night,” says Gail Burns, who notes that while talky, “This is a cerebral mystery,…that keeps you guessing right up until Miss Marple does her magic in the final scene.”
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2006 Ira Levin’s Deathtrap is the uber-murder mystery play. Not only do three out of the five characters end up dead by the final curtain, but two of them take turns murdering, or threatening to murder, each other over and over again. During its 1978-1982 run…
