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‘Good Boys and True’ at Raven: The fast track throws some curves into the path of privilege

Apr 2, 2014 – 4:00 pm
Brandon (Will Kiley, left) and Justin (Derek Herman) have forged a close bond. (Dean LaPraiie)

Review: One always comes away from a play performance, whether the staged work is new or familiar, with a single dominant impression. It may be a complex impression, but there’s always that ruling aspect, the starting point from which the conversation evolves. In the case of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s “Good Boys and True” at Raven Theater, it is a sense of relentless circularity. ★★

As Mary-Arrchie spins Williams’ ‘Menagerie,’ memory play is filtered through glass darkly

Jul 2, 2013 – 6:56 am
Hans Fleischmann directs Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie Mary-Arrchie Theatre at Theatre Wit credit Emily Schwartz

Review:;One of the delights of this 2013 Chicago summer is a gently revisionist production of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” by Marie-Arrchie Theatre, conceived and directed by Hans Fleischmann, who also plays the role of Tom. After selling out last fall at Angel Island and transferring to Theater Wit in May, the show has extended its run to July 28. ★★★★★