We’re proud to announce that our production of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Set on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s, this 20th Century classic portrays the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of an African American family. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Her son Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Daughter Beneatha dreams of medical school. The family’s heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
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WCGO Radio (Lainie Petersen) - Highly Recommended
"...This is a wrenching, spellbinding production that should not be missed. Michael Lewis, who plays Walter Lee Younger, offers a searing performance as a man struggling with, and within, a system designed to not just defer his dreams but to dismiss them as insanity. Yet is clear that continued deference to this system will surely make him insane."
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Around the Town (Julia Rath) - Highly Recommended
"Nicely portrayed via wonderful acting, realistic scenic design and props, well-fashioned costumes, and highly accomplished directing by Aaron Reese Boseman, the characters reveal their hopes, ambitions, and struggles through frank discussions, all within the context of their home and family life."
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Chicago Reader (Kerry Reid) - Highly Recommended
"...Hansberry crammed a lot of life into that small flat (the story is based in part on her own family's legal challenge to racist restrictive housing covenants), and Boseman's production goes for broke with heartfelt zest, spilling over the edge of Kevin Rolfs's appropriately tiny dingy set. …I suspect the ensemble will grow even stronger over the run."
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