Update as of June 18, 2020
This Reader’s Theater event will still be happening. Only using 25% of our normal theater capacity, we are selling a limited amount of tickets and encouraging patrons to wear masks/facial coverings. For questions, please give us a call at 757-247-8950.
Join us for this production of A Raisin in The Sun, directed by Eileen Engel. The stage is stripped down to the actors with the script. Witness the powerful performance without the distraction of the set. Hear the message in the words as you have never heard them before.
About the Show:
Set in Chicago’s south side, the plot 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. 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. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. The Younger family’s heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
Drama. 6m, 4f. Duration: 120 minutes
Written by Lorraine Hansberry · Drama.
A Raisin In the Sun is presented in special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.