In 1987 Ms. writer and editor Mary Thom compiled and published a selection of letters to the editor that the magazine had received since its inception in 1972. Now more than 35 years later we’ll gather together to hear some of those letters read aloud and see how far we…
Join the Beekeepers Theater on March 18 at 6pm at Dewey Hall in Sheffield MA for a presentation of a new one-person play by Julia Motyka called “What I Know Now,” about the things we inherit from our parents, both emotional and genealogical. As she awaits an answer to one…
by Gail M. Burns, July 2006. Duet for One made me very angry. I suspect this is a very personal response because my fellow audience members did not appear to be leaving the theatre with steam coming out of their ears. This play did win the London Theatre Critics’ award for…
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…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2005 While Jeffrey Hatcher’s Three Viewings is certainly excellent theatre, it is not exactly a play. Set in a Pittsburgh funeral home, it consists of three monologues by characters who really don’t know each other and who are each mourning the passing of different people. Having…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, February 2004 This show is everything you would expect a musical about a spelling bee to be. It is tuneful and cheerful. Each character gets a little moment – a little scene and song – to explain themselves and ingratiate themselves into our hearts. If…
