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Upstage Artists presents A Raisin in the Sun, Feb 23-Mar 3

Upstage Artists presents A Raisin in the Sun, Feb 23-Mar 3

Upstage Artists presents:
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Show dates: February 23 – March 3, 2024
February 23, 24, March 1 at 7:30
March 2 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
February 25 and March 3 at 2:00 pm

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705

Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama, a searing and timeless portrait of a family on Chicago’s South Side, is an American classic. Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

Tickets: $11.50. For more information click here.

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun by Upstage Artists, Dec 4 & 6

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun by Upstage Artists, Dec 4 & 6

Upstage Artists announce auditions for:
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Rick Bergmann

Auditions: December 4 & 6, 2023

Show dates: February 23 – March 3, 2024

Location: Upstage Artists, performing at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 11416 Cedar Lane, Beltsville MD, 20705
Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama, a searing and timeless portrait of a family on Chicago’s South Side, is an American classic. Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

For more information click here.

A Raisin in the Sun at Prince George’s Community College, Nov 30, In Person

A Raisin in the Sun at Prince George’s Community College, Nov 30, In Person

A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Location: Prince George’s Community College, In Person.

The members of the Younger family dream bigger than the small house where they live on the south side of Chicago in the 1950s. When their deceased father’s insurance money comes through, those dreams might actually become reality.

Mask policy: In accordance with the College, event attendees and visitors must wear masks at all times while in the Center for Performing Arts. For additional information about our health and safety policies, visit pgcc.edu.

Tickets, pay what you wish: $15 to $45 here.

A Raisin in the Sun at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 15-Jun 6

A Raisin in the Sun at the Greenbelt Arts Center, May 15-Jun 6

A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
directed by Rikki Howie Lacewell

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

May 15 – June 6
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sunday May 24 and 31 at 2:00

Ticket prices: $20 General Admission, $16 Students/Seniors/Military, $12 Youth (12 and under with adult). Buy tickets.

When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust, and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun at Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 9 & 10

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun at Greenbelt Arts Center, Mar 9 & 10

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun, will be held at the theater, on Sunday, March 8 at 3pm and Monday, March 9, at 7:00. Callbacks, if needed, will be Tuesday, March 10.

Performances run May 15 – June 6, 2015.

Auditions for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, will be held at the Greenbelt Arts Center on Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10, at 7PM. Callbacks, if needed will be Thursday, March 12, also at 7PM. Director Richelle Howie Lacewell is casting 4 men, 1 boy, and 4 women; see below for listing. All roles are open except for that of Karl Lindner. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. There is no need to prepare a monologue.

Story of the play: Based upon an African-American family’s dreams and experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. It chronicles their plight as they strive to emerge from the life they currently lead to a better status. This plight encompasses dreams accomplished and dreams deferred, racial discrimination inside and outside of the African American race, the importance of love and family and growth both internal and external. This play is the backdrop to what happens next once the Younger’s move out of their current home into the play’s sequel, Clybourne Park, which just closed at GAC.

For more information see: http://www.greenbeltartscenter.org/Default.asp#audition