Articles tagged with: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
‘Good Boys and True’ at Raven: The fast track throws some curves into the path of privilege
![‘Good Boys and True’ at Raven: The fast track throws some curves into the path of privilege Brandon (Will Kiley, left) and Justin (Derek Herman) have forged a close bond. (Dean LaPraiie)](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Brandon-Will-Kiley-left-and-Justin-Derek-Herman-have-forged-a-close-bond.-Dean-LaPraiie-125x125.jpg)
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. ★★
Theater 2013-14: The lure of a different life links Raven trips to ‘Bountiful’ and beyond
![Theater 2013-14: The lure of a different life links Raven trips to ‘Bountiful’ and beyond Millie Hurley as Carrie Watts in 'A Trip to Bountiful,' which opens the Raven Theatre 2013-14 season.](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Millie-Hurley-as-Carrie-Watts-in-A-Trip-to-Bountiful-at-Raven-Theatre-2013-feature-image-125x125.jpg)
Tenth in a series of season previews: From the season opener, Horton Foote’s “The Trip to Bountiful” to the finale with Tennessee Williams’s “The Vieux Carré,” the 2013-14 lineup of plays at Raven Theatre centers on what artistic director Michael Menendian calls “that little ache in our heart, the secret longing for a different life.”