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‘A Soldier’s Play’ at Raven: Sifting through racial prejudice and rage to find a murderer

Feb 22, 2013 – 12:03 am | 5,512 views
From left, Tamarus Harvell, Eric Walker, Rashawn Thompson, Antoine Pierre Whitfield and Kory Pullam in A Soldier's Play at Raven credit  Dean LaPrairie

Review: In an obvious sense, Charles Fuller’s 1982 drama “A Soldier’s Play,” recently opened in a sharply detailed production at Raven Theatre, is about the virulent ugliness of racism as it persisted in the mid-20th century deep South. But more than that, Fuller’s story grapples with the despair and self-loathing that can infect the soul of an oppressed people. ★★★

The New Season: Raven Theatre cuts fresh loaf of Americana with Odets’ ‘Big Knife’

Aug 11, 2012 – 6:33 pm | 4,729 views
Raven Theatre night banner credit Dean LaPrairie

Sixth in a series of season previews: Technically, it may not be a Chicago premiere, but Clifford Odets’ “The Big Knife,” which opens Raven Theatre’s 30th anniversary season, would be a rarity on any stage and artistic director Michael Menendian is eager to revive this sober tale of glitzy Hollywood’s dark side.