A Raisin in the Sun

Black Repertory Group Theatre
3201 Adeline St Berkeley

The first Broadway play written by an African-American woman, A Raisin in the Sun is a masterpiece that The New York Times credits with changing American theater forever. First produced in 1959 and adapted two years later into a now-classic film starring Sidney Poitier, A Raisin in the Sun is as powerful today as it was 50 years ago. Now, Black Repertory Group presents this incredible story, which centers on the Youngers, an African-American family attempting to move from a crowded two-bedroom apartment into a "white" neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. But a new house is just one of the Youngers' many dreams. Three generations yearn for different versions of a better life -- whether it's a business, or a spouse, or the right to live with long-denied dignity.