Ruth Younger - Connie McCoy Rogers, Monica Williams (understudy, Sept. Lena Younger - Rozlyn Sorrell, Gwen Veale Hendrix (understudy, Sept. “Why Our History is Important”, with Dudley Flood - How the arts help us revisit and explore important historical events.
Saturday, September 20 – 7:00 pm discussion, 8:00 pm show. A Raisin in the Sun belongs in the inner circle, along with Death of a Salesman and Long Day’s Journey into Night.” The New York Times has hailed it as “the play that changed American theatre forever.” The Washington Post has called it “one of a handful of great American dramas. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama.Originally produced in 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway, where it won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. With her deceased husband’s insurance money is in hand, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Set on Chicago's South Side, A Raisin in the Sun revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. The production will feature scenic design by Clint Ramos, costume design by Karen Perry, lighting design by Alex Jainchill, sound design by Elisheba Ittoop, sound system design by Will Pickens, hair and wig design by Nikiya Mathis, and video design by Brittany Bland.Directed by Sidney Edwards and Terra Hodge A dream that I didn’t have to defer because there were works like A Raisin in the Sun that I held as my guiding light and which blazed the path for me and countless others.” “Having them all with me and our brilliant designers in this exploration of this essential classic and doing it at The Public Theater where I debuted as a writer and director is a dream come true. “I am filled with curiosity and excitement by what this tremendous cast that The Public has assembled will bring to a play I consider simply the best ever written,” said O’Hara in a statement. Skyler Gallun and N’yomi Stewart are understudies. 6.Īlso in the cast: Paige Gilbert (Beneatha Younger), Toussaint Battiste and Camden McKinnon (Travis Younger alternates), John Clay III (Joseph Asagai), Calvin Dutton (Bobo), Mister Fitzgerald (George Murchison), Jesse Pennington (Karl Lindner), and Perri Gaffney (Mrs. The engagement officially opens on Wednesday, Oct. The play begins performances at the Public’s Newman Theater Off Broadway with a Joseph Papp Free Performance on Tuesday, Sept. Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins Signs With The Rosenzweig Group
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