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A Raisin in the Sun at the Clarice, Nov 13-21

A Raisin in the Sun at the Clarice, Nov 13-21

Clarice presents:
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry

Fri, Nov. 13, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sun, Nov. 15, 2026 | 2:00 PM
Wed, Nov. 18, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Thu, Nov. 19, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Sat, Nov. 21, 2026 | 2:00 PM

Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

“What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?” – Langston Hughes

The Younger family on Chicago’s South Side is holding tight to visions of a brighter future. When a life insurance check arrives, suddenly possibility comes with a price. As each family member reaches for a different dream, they must confront what a better life really means – and what America is willing to share.

Both tender and electrifying, A Raisin in the Sun celebrates Black joy, resilience and family while facing the brutal realities of segregation and discrimination. A landmark of American theater, it made history as the first Broadway play written by an African American woman (Lorraine Hansberry), the first Broadway play directed by an African American man (Lloyd Richards), and the first commercially produced Broadway drama to center Black life. TDPS Assistant Professor KenYatta Rogers (director of Stick Fly, Men on Boats, Metamorphoses and Home) directs this enduring American classic.

Tickets: $35 General, $10 Students. Click here.

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.