Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 I had been looking forward to seeing this production of The Importance of Being Earnest for months, and so I was puzzled that I left the theatre feeling empty and unfulfilled. Certainly Barrington Stage has mounted a beautiful and professional production cast with attractive and…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2005 The first word that came to my mind to describe Cusi Cram’s Fuente receiving its world premiere at Barrington Stage’s Stage II, was “Fantastic”. In these language-lazy times we too often accept that word as merely a synonym for “good”. I could just see myself…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June 2005 I just loved the Barrington Stage Company production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies which is flawlessly cast and energetically performed. But then I am a real geek when it comes to Broadway musicals and a big fan of Stephen Sondheim. For me it is a thrill…

Preview article by Gail M. Burns, November, 1998 For the past two months students at McCann, Mt. Greylock, and eight other western Massachusetts high schools have been hard at work preparing their Shakespearean productions for public performance. This is the week that McCann will offer local audiences “A Midsummer Night’s…