Free Student Tickets Available for 'A Raisin in the Sun'
09/26/2024
The SLU Theatre and Dance production of "A Raisin in the Sun" runs from Thursday, Oct. 3 to Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at The Grandel. Free tickets are available for SLU students with ID, beginning one hour before each performance.
Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 p.m. with matin茅es on Friday and Saturday at 1 p.m.
Set on Chicago鈥檚 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. Featuring local favorite Anita Michelle Jackson as Lena Younger, through a special agreement with Actors' Equity Association. Directed by guest artist Kathryn Bentley.
鈥淎 Raisin in the Sun鈥� is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Tickets are available for faculty and staff through . Seating is general admission, and the house opens 30 minutes before the show.