Last weekend the Washington Post ran a story about perpetual singles—those who never, ever find “the one.” It focused more on women than on men, which is unsurprising in a society where Newsweek once famously (and erroneously) reported that a woman over 40 had a greater chance of being killed by a terrorist than getting married.
Best of Chicago voting is live now. Vote for your favorites »
In two other recently produced plays, Aces and Blizzard ’67, the Chicago-based Steinhagen showed serious chops as a chronicler of male bonding while demonstrating a gift for ensemble scenes rife with lacerating banter. This time around he’s given us a story that centers on a woman—divorced, childless Laura—and unfolds largely through two-character scenes that take on a rather monochromatic energy in Cody Estle’s staging for Raven Theatre.
Her friends, meanwhile, insist that it’s a drama. Or maybe a comedy. Or a dramedy. The spectral presence of Walter’s first wife, Ellen, asserts that it’s a ghost tale. And of course the investigating cop is just as sure that what we’re watching is a detective story.
Through 3/24: Fri-Sat 8:30 PM, Sun 3:30 PM, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark, 773-338-2177, raventheatre.com, $15-$40.
