Chicago’s Court Theatre Presents, “A Raisin in the Sun,” January 31 – March 2, 2025
Chicago’s Court Theatre recently announced its newest production, Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway. The production will run January 31 – March 2, 2025, at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago.
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a stunning portrayal of a family’s fight for dignity and the right to dream. As the Youngers await their recently deceased patriarch’s life insurance check, they allow themselves to imagine a bigger life – a life with room to breathe – until those plans and dreams are thrown into jeopardy.
Under the continuing leadership of Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, with interim artistic leadership from Senior Artistic Producer Gabrielle Randle-Bent and Senior Managing Producer Heidi Thompson Saunders, the cast ofA Raisin in the Sun will include Shanesia Davis (Lena Younger/Mama); Brian Keys (Walter Lee Younger); Kierra Bunch (Ruth Younger); Martasia Jones (Beneatha Younger); Jeremias Darville (Travis Younger, alternating); Di’Aire Wilson (Travis Younger, alternating); Elliot Charles Johnson (Joseph Asagai); Charles Andrew Gardner (George Murchison); Julian Parker (Bobo); Vincent Teninty (Karl Lindner); and J. Nicole Brooks (Mrs. Johnson).
Winner of the 2022 Regional Theatre Tony Award, the Court Theatre reimagines classic stories for today’s world. Located on the University of Chicago campus, the Theatre seeks to create intimate, thought-provoking experiences that explore humanity’s enduring questions.
Additional information is available at courttheatre.org or by calling (773) 753-4472.
