Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, June, 1999 I suppose, if the WTF is to continue its tradition as a leading interpreter of Tennessee Williams, that eventually they would have to do “Camino Real”. In fact this is not the first time they have dragged Williams’ incoherent 1953 flop on to…
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…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1998 There are two things you need to know at the outset. First, this is Greek tragedy we are discussing here. Hecuba is two hours of angst, grief, death, revenge, self-pity, misery, and helplessness. Second, the title character is referred to by her Greek…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1998 Coming home from the theatre late last night, after a long and exhausting day, the question entered my mind “Why do we bother writing new plays when there are so many good old ones?” That is a foolish question, of course. The real…
