Lorraine Hansberry’s A RAISIN IN THE SUN comes to Astor Place this fall in Hansberry's Public Theater debut. Directed by Tony Award nominee Robert O’Hara, this fresh look at a classic proves to be as provocative and powerful today as it was in 1959.
Lena Younger (Tonya Pinkins) has decided to use her late husband’s life insurance to move her family out of their cramped apartment on Chicago’s South Side. Her son, Walter Lee (Francois Battiste), has other ideas. This innovative new production of an American classic fearlessly interrogates the American dream in the face of racial and economic strife.
2 hrs, 50 mins (with intermission)
September 27th, 2022
November 20th, 2022
103 reviews on Show-Score
By: Lorraine Hansberry
Producer: The Public Theater
Director: Robert O'Hara
Cast list:
Tonya Pinkins (as Lena Younger), Francois Battiste (as Walter Lee Younger), Paige Gilbert (as Beneatha Younger), Mandi Masden (as Ruth Younger), Toussaint Battiste and Camden McKinnon (as Travis Younger alternates, John Clay III (as Joseph Asagai), Calvin Dutton (as Bobo), Mister Fitzgerald (as George Murchison), Perri Gaffney (as Mrs. Johnson), Jesse Pennington (as Karl Lindner), Skyler Gallun, N’yomi Stewart
Lighting: Alex Jainchill
Sound: Elisheba Ittoop
Design: Clint Ramos
Costume: Karen Perry
Other info:
Sound system design by Will Pickens, hair and wig design by Nikiya Mathis, video design by Brittany Bland, fight and intimacy direction by Teniece Divya Johnson, movement direction by Rickey Tripp
Accessible entrances, seating, and restrooms. Assistive Listening Devices. ASL interpreted, Open Caption and Audio Descriptions at select performances or on demand by request.
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