Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

January 13, 2023 — January 22, 2023

Civic Auditorium

Digital Program
  • Synopsis
  • Cast & Crew
  • Production Team
  • Show Dates & Info

PLAY

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.

“A Raisin in the Sun has a vigor as well as a veracity and is likely to destroy the complacency of anyone who sees it.” Brooks Atkinson – The New York Times

CAST

Walter Lee Younger – Xavier D. Bolden aka Zack Bolden
Lena Younger – Pastor Karen Moorman
Ruth Younger – Gweneé Hart*
Travis Younger – Kaeden A. Johnson*
Beneatha Younger – Cierra Hedgespeth*
Joseph Asagai – Deshawn Spivey
George Murchison – Erwin St. Rose
Mrs. Johnson – Jeannine Nicole*
Bobo – Sydney Belafonte Jacobs aka SBJ*
Karl Lindner – Ron Dundon

*Denotes Civic Onstage Debut

CREW

  • Light Board Operator – Kris Tyrrell
  • A1 Operator – Emily Hickman
  • A2 Operator – Kaia Jordan
  • Playback Operator – Davis Henderson
  • Dressers – Lisa Brannan
  • Floor/Fly Crew – RJ Soule

Director – Anthony J. Hamilton
Choreographer – Heather Mitchell
Scenic Designer – David Kyhn
Costume Designer – Elaine Kauffman
Lighting Designer – Delaney McKenzie
Sound Designer – Jared Watson
Technical Director – Phillip A. Miller
Properties Master – Stacy Bartell
Production Stage Manager – Stacey Jaeger
Stage Manager – Isaac Byler
Assistant Stage Manager – Stacey Jaeger and Brian Bay
Scenic Carpenters – Christopher Lewis, Ryan Burke and Jacob Miller
Charge Painter – David Kyhn
Scenic Artists – Angela Mammel and Justin Muse
Properties Artisan -Ian Whistler
Photographer – Gerald King
Director of Volunteers – Mike Artis
Executive Director – Laura M. Zervic

Friday, January 13, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday January 14, 2023 at 7:30pm
Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 2:00pm
Friday, January 20, 2023 at 7:30pm
Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 7:30pm – ASL Interpretation & Audio Description available for this performance
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 2:00pm