A Raisin in the Sun (California Shakespeare Theater, 2008) | Playbill

A Raisin in the Sun

Drama
Revival


SYNOPSIS: “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” In 1951, poet Langston Hughes posed these questions, and Lorraine Hansberry answered with a theatrical masterpiece that broke down racial barriers both on and off the stage. The play follows the three-generation Younger family as they grapple with different definitions of the American dream and how to achieve it. When matriarch Lena buys a home in an all-white neighborhood, the Youngers are greeted by thinly veiled racism and financial pitfalls that threaten to pull the family apart and push their dreams out of reach.
  • Running Time: Two hours and 50 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission
  • playwright: Lorraine Hansberry
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