Raven Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of THE ASSEMBLED PARTIES. Playwright Richard Greenberg chronicles two Christmas Days for one family. Greenberg tells the (holi)day-in-the-life of a Jewish family in 1980 and 2000. We meet the family in their plush New York apartment overlooking Central Park. Scenic Designer Jeffrey D. Kmiec effectively showcases the multiple room dwelling. ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
Category Raven Theatre
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Review “Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys” (Raven Theatre): Must See!
Raven Theatre presents a remount of DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS for a limited return engagement. I missed this original run but fortunately for me and Chicago, it’s back with the entire Jeff Award-winning “Outstanding Ensemble.” In 1931, nine African-American teenagers were falsely accused of raping two white women. No evidence linked them to ...
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Review “The Play About My Dad” (Raven Theatre): Poignant Hurricane Storytelling
Raven Theatre presents THE PLAY ABOUT MY DAD. Playwright Boo Killebrew tells Hurricane Katrina stories about her hometown, Gulfport, Mississippi. A family refusing to evacuate. An old lady waiting for her son to arrive from New Orleans. Two paramedics holding down their post. And Dr. Larry Killebrew, the playwright’s father, working through the storm at the ...
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“Good Boys And True” (Raven Theatre): Disquieting
Raven Theatre presents GOOD BOYS AND TRUE. A leaked sex tape is scandalous. Knowing the participants are minors is disturbing. Realizing the girl is a victim escalates it to unconscionable. Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa penned a thought-provoking tale. At the crux of the play is a demoralizing sex tape making the rounds at an elite boys’ prep school. Aguirre-Sacasa ...
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“The Playboy of the Western World” (Raven Theatre): Tis a Charmer
Raven Theatre presentsTHE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD. The 1907 premiere of this play incited what became known as the ‘Playboy Riots.’ Ireland did not respond well to Playwright J.M. Synge’s work. First, his hero, Christy Mahon, is a lad claiming to have killed his father. Christy, as a fugitive, finds refuge and admiration in a ...