AUGUST 8-10 | 14-18 | 21-24
RATED: PG-13 | Adult content, mild language
Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry’s celebrated play follows 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’s 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 while Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless story of hope and inspiration.