Los Desaparecidos—The Disappeared Ones—is the name given to those kidnapped and presumed killed by right-wing death squads in modern South American nations. But in Barbara Lhota’s world premiere play for Babes With Blades, the title has a different context. This swashbuckler is set in 16th Century Spain and follows the lives and loves of two sisters through clandestine trysts, blackmail, plots and counterplots. It’s the first Babes With Blades show to have men in the cast, but that doesn’t mean the women won’t swing a wicked sword, or that a whiff of same-sex love won’t waft through the air. Los Desaparecidos runs through May 11 at the Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark; 773-880-0016; $17-$20. Photo by Beth Cummings