by Gail M. Burns, July 2003 “[Ubu is] the most extraordinary thing seen in the theatre for a long time.” – André Gide Its Free Theatre time again! This year’s offering, Ubu The King by Alfred Jarry, opens on July 31 and plays nightly at 6 pm through August 9 on Buxton…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2003 When I opened the WTF’s 2003 season brochure for the first time I was astounded to see that four of the five MainStage shows were ones that I liked and would consider paying their very steep ticket prices to see. But something in…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2002 At the Williamstown Theatre Festival you get what you pay for. If you pay $50 per ticket you get the snazzy show on the Main Stage with big name stars. And at the Free Theatre you get the apprentices (who pay for the…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July 2001 Okay, I cannot properly call this a review because Brandon and I departed for home at intermission. I can claim to be one of the few people in the world who is not a college English professor who has read The Winter’s Tale and actually…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, July, 2000 This show is a surprise. The WTF announced that they were going to do it, and then that they weren’t doing it. Even the tickets were printed with the name of the other show they had announced before they changed their minds AGAIN…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 I firmly believe that my great-great-great-grandchildren, when they come to write their college papers on 20th century theatre, will single out Arthur Miller as the greatest American playwright of this century. Unlike the long-winded O’Neill or Williams with his fixation on older southern…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 “The Waverly Gallery” is an exciting chance to see legendary actress Eileen Heckart give a fascinating performance as octogenarian Gladys Green who is alive and kicking, but whose brain is slowly being consumed by Alzheimer’s Disease. And that’s about it. Playwright Kenneth Lonergan…
Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1999 I am a great fan of Blythe Danner, and so I watched her as she made her way down the aisle to her seats last night, on the arm of her husband Bruce Paltrow. The nervousness was evident on their faces. Could their…
