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…
COMMENTS” “Travesties” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
Commented upon by Gail M. Burns, August 2003 (This is not so much a review as a musing on this play, which has meant a…
PREVIEW: Mad Dog Presents “LEM” at MASS MoCA
by Gail M. Burns, August 2003 Phil Soltanoff has been coming to Williamstown every summer since 1993. Pursuing his interest in mixing and blending the…
PREVIEW: “Ubu the King” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival Free Theatre
by Gail M. Burns, July 2003 “[Ubu is] the most extraordinary thing seen in the theatre for a long time.” – André Gide Its Free…
REVIEW: “Landscape of the Body” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival
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…