'A Raisin in the Sun': Court Theatre's strong cast drives play that's powerful and sadly topical
Brian Keys' Walter builds tension while Shanésia Davis' Lena radiates warmth in the classic South Side story by Lorraine ...
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Chicago Black history: Civil rights activist Carl Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry was a Chicago playwriting legend. Her father Carl was a real estate broker turned civil rights activist.
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‘The ancestors are dancing’: Lena Waithe & Darnell Moore on becoming the next Black queer elders
The artists spoke to LGBTQ Nation about the mentors who inspired them to show up for the Black queer community.
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Lorraine Hansberry
The first African-American woman to have a play staged on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry was a writer who broke down racial and gender barriers.
Review: ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ gets an extraordinary, close-to-home production at Court Theatre
Here is clear case for why Lorraine Hansberry’s story about a Black Chicago family is one of the best plays of the 20th ...
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Clift: Gifts of Black culture, creativity and science
National Black History Month, we remember an essential part of our national history. It’s one that includes the racism that ...
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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ comes home to the South Side at UChicago’s Court Theatre
Senior Artistic Producer Gabrielle Randle-Bent talks directing the famed play and the 'magic of the South Side' ...
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LORRAINE HANSBERRY THEATRE 2025 SEASON Equity Stage Managers - Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Auditions
SYNOPSIS: What happens when an African American middle-class woman and a wealthy Nigerian immigrant man meet, fall in love and decide to marry after only knowing each other for six months? What ...
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A RAISIN IN THE SUN Extended at Court Theatre Through Early March
Court Theatre has extended Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, A Raisin in the Sun, due to overwhelming demand. Learn more ...