Darcell Andre
A Raisin within the Solar tells the story of a Black household residing on the South Aspect of Chicago.
In honor of Black Historical past Month, The Traditional Theatre of San Antonio is presenting Lorraine Hansbury’s landmark drama A Raisin within the Solar, which can happen on the firm’s new dwelling on the San Pedro Playhouse, within the former Cellar Theater area.
A Raisin within the Solar first premiered on Broadway in 1959 and tells the story of a Black household residing on the South Aspect of Chicago and its wrestle in opposition to discrimination and financial hardship. Because the household makes an attempt to enhance its monetary scenario via an insurance coverage payout, the person members should reevaluate their identities and stations in life as their hopes and goals collide.
The play was the primary work on Broadway written by a Black lady and stays related at this time for tackling problems with wealth disparity and gender inequality. The play was impressed by the Langston Hughes poem “Harlem,” which asks “What occurs to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin within the solar?”
“I’m honored to information the imaginative and prescient and course of this sacred, timeless piece,” Director Darcell Andre mentioned in a press release. “A Raisin within the Solar serves as a repository of Black American experiences, difficulties, intricacies and intersectionalities. On this manufacturing, anticipate a supernatural noir that immerses you inside the essence of the story and its compelling, reflective characters.”
$24-$39, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8-25, Traditional Theatre at San Pedro Playhouse, 800 W. Ashby Place, (210) 589-8450, classictheatre.org.
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