REVIEW: “Villa America” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 “Those closest to the Murphys found it almost impossible to describe the special quality of their life, or…
REVIEW: “Dissonance” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2007 To my great surprise, I got to see Dissonance on the Nikos Stage at the WTF. And I liked it…
REVIEW: “Herringbone” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 2007 “I dance ’til the people applaud. The art’s thrown in extra.”– a vaudeville hoofer I am always attracted…
Gail’s Letter to the Editor Concerning the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Posted September, 2006 To the Editor: Let’s be honest here. The Williamstown Theatre Festival has been all about itself and not about its audience for years. It…
REVIEW: “Lady Windemere’s Fan” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2005 Now that I have sufficiently recovered from my rant about the poor design of the Main Stage Theatre in the…
OPINION: Gail’s Rant on the New MainStage Theatre at Williams College
Posted July 11, 2005 “We cannot read or hear if we are bored and hostile and confused.” – Mary Caroline Richards I am not sure…
REVIEW: Williams College Theatre Department Presents “Landscapes: Six Short Pieces by Samuel Beckett”
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, April, 2005 Apparently, I was in attendance at a “Glittering Opening Night”! I wish someone had told me or I…
PREVIEW: Mt. Greylock Regional High School Presents “Twelfth Night”
Preview article by Gail M. Burns, November 2003. It has become an autumn tradition for Mt. Greylock Regional High School to mount a Shakespearean production,…