by Gail M. Burns, October 2008 You know that saying: “Old age is not for sissies”? Well that applies to theatre companies as well as people. Late in its ninth decade of existence, the Town Players of Pittsfield, the second oldest community theatre group in the nation, has appeared to…
by Gail M. Burns, June 2007 Ah, The Mikado. That wholesome, fun-filled family show about decapitation… You know, even though I know every note and every word of it and have directed it twice I still can’t tell you the plot off the top of my head. That is because a)…
by Gail M. Burns, October, 2006 A lot of attention has been paid recently to the blossoming professional theatre scene in Berkshire County and its environs. We are indeed blessed with a great deal of excellent theatre, but we mustn’t become so star struck that we ignore the existence of…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, January 2000 One of the really great things about being a theatre critic is that you get to see all the shows. And one of the really awful things about being a theatre critic is that you have to see all the shows. No one…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, May 1999 I officially declare the 1999 Berkshire Theatre Season open with the Town Players production of Arthur Miller’s “A View From the Bridge”. I declare this so that I can add this production to my list of potential “best shows of the season” when…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, December 1998 In what is becoming a holiday tradition, local artists have once again staged “Amahl and the Night Visitors” in Venable Hall on the MCLA campus as part of the Smith House Concert series. It is a shame that the seats were so very…
