Drama
CANCELED: A Raisin in the Sun
This show has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for more information.
Walter Lee Younger hopes to use his father’s life-insurance money to open a liquor store with two partners. His mother, with the support of Walter’s pragmatic wife, Ruth, and independent sister Beneatha, instead uses part of the money as a down payment on a house in an all-white neighborhood. Family tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. The Younger family’s heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Phillip Bernard Smith
Thanks to our show sponsors, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and North State Bank.
A Raisin in the Sun is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, as well as the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Additional thanks to our Media Sponsor, WUNC.
Ticket Information
This show is part of our Sutton Series – learn more or purchase a membership.
Show Times:
- Thursdays-Saturdays at 8:00pm
- Sundays at 3:00pm
Limited student matinees are available on Wednesdays. Please contact our Box Office for ticket information and times.
Tickets on sale now. Buy them online or from the box office at 919-821-3111. Single ticket prices, excluding tax:
- Adults: $27
- Students/Seniors: $23
- First Sunday: $14
Seniors are age 62 and up. Students are through college.
Cast List
- Walter Lee Younger
- Malcolm Green
- Ruth Younger
- Kalynn Chambers
- Beneatha Younger
- Porscha Lopes
- Lena Younger (Mama)
- Alicia Whitfield
- Joseph Asagai
- Brandon Morris
- George Murchison
- TJ Swann
- Bobo
- Darryl Postley Jr.
- Karl Lindner
- Gene Cordon
- Mrs. Johnson
- Jalessa Moses
- Moving Man
- Kamar Murrell
- Moving Man
- R Murray
- Travis Younger
- Noah Guilford
Accessibility Information
All performances are wheelchair accessible.
Assistive listening devices are available for all performances. For those sensitive to loud sounds, noise reduction headphones are available upon request at the Box Office (limited quantities).
Audio description for those with visual disabilities. The Sunday, April 19 performance at 3pm will be described.