By Harold Pinter
Raven Theatre 2016.
Cast: Abigail Boucher, Richard Cotovsky, Sam Guinan-Nyhart, Keith Neagle.
Set Design: Lauren Nigri. Costume Design: Stepahnie Cluggish. Lighting Design: Becca Jeffords. Sound Design: Kevin O' Donnell. Photos by Dean La Prairie.
Highly Recommended - "Lauren Shouse brings just the right chilly, razor-sharp edginess to the production, and her actors capture the tension, fatigue and devastation that so much lying (whether to themselves or others) can generate." - Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
Highly Recommended -- "Raven Theatre’s production, smartly directed by Lauren Shouse, shows why we consider Pinter a master of the nuances and sharp edges of personal relationships." - Nancy Bishop,
Highly Recommended! - "Lauren Shouse's sharp, slick direction seduces audiences with a female sensuality, so different from the usual male-directed productions. She strips away the artifice and romance of what it means to engage in an affair, with a feminine perspective. Scene changes are performed with a simple, deliberate, almost choreographed precision, blending beautifully with the scripted moments. This production is the perfect amalgamation of a classic script, a talented cast and a skilled, creative director and technical team. " - David McCann, Windy City Times
Highly Recommended - "The affair is a tangled, bruising mess; the telling of it, at Raven Theatre, is a thing of raw-boned beauty... The scene in which Robert confronts his wife with his chance discovery of her affair is the harrowing highlight of Raven’s production, as the rhetorically circling husband closes in on his prey and she, seeing the inevitability of the truth exposed, simply and vacantly confesses. It’s a directorial masterstroke and an exhilarating piece of acting by Boucher and Neagle." - Lawrence B. Johnson, Chicago on the Aisle
