Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Good Boys and True. When Brandon Hardy, a highly-regarded student at an elite prep school, is embroiled in a scandal which threatens his future, his mother must investigate to separate fact from fiction.
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It is an interesting story that will peak your curiosity but it fails to deliver the intensity that I would think would accompany such revelations - it really never gets above the emotional level of any of the Hardy Boy mysteries referenced in the play.
Poor script. Not enough emotion and everying was just too neatly wrapped up.
The show was great. Interesting story line. Great leading actor. Steve did an amazing job playing Brandon Hardy. Great supporting actors playing Justin and Maddy. I recommend the show!
The Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre presents world-premiere productions and fresh interpretations of classic and contemporary plays in its state-of-the-art 515-seat theater, where no seat is more than 40 feet from the stage.
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<p>Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Good Boys and True by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, directed by Pam MacKinnon. The production features ensemble member Martha Lavey with Stephen Louis Grush, Nick Horst, Mark Minton, Kelly O'Sullivan, John Procaccino, Tim Rock and Kelli Simpkins. </p> <p>Brandon Hardy is brilliant, athletic and charming, the kind of young man that makes St. Joe's Preparatory School proud. When the Ivy League-bound senior becomes the center of a scandal that threatens to destroy his future, his mother must sort fact from fiction.</p> <p>Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. His plays include Based on a Totally True Story, Dark Matters and Say You Love Satan. He is also known for his work on the Marvel comic books Fantastic Four and The Sensational Spider-Man.</p>
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is an internationally-renowned company of thirty-five artists whose talents include acting, directing, playwriting, filmmaking, and textual adaptation. Steppenwolf has redefined the landscape of acting and performance by spawning a generation of America's most gifted artists, including Joan Allen, John Mahoney, John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf, Martha Plimpton and Gary Sinise. No other American theater ensemble has survived as long and thrived as much as the Steppenwolf company of artists, who return home to Chicago to do the work they love.