by Gail M. Burns, August 2006 Michael Wells, a history professor at the American University in Beirut, is being held hostage by Shiite Muslim extremists. Back at home, his wife Lainie, a naturalist, has stripped his home office bare and sits in it constantly, trying to stay connected to Michael…
by Gail M. Burns, July 2006. What an amusing and gentle bit of summer fun Rounding Third is. This tale of two very different men struggling to get along as the coach and assistant coach of the Little League team on which both of their sons play is consistently funny and has…
by Gail M. Burns, August 2005. The Nina Variations raises a very important question. Is it fair to expect or require an audience to have to have a certain body of knowledge, or to make an effort to acquire it, before they can enjoy a play? If you are not quite…
by Gail M. Burns, July 2005. The Miniature Theatre of Chester has launched their 2005 season, billed as “A Summer of Uncommon Love Stories”, with a funny, touching, and intellectually stimulating production of William Nicholson’s Tony nominated 2002 play The Retreat from Moscow. The title of this moving and expertly performed play…
