A Raisin in the Sun - DIGITAL SCHOOLS EDITION
RESOURCES FOR Teaching Lorraine Hansberry's classic 1959 play
Access 8 key scenes from the play that “changed american theatre forever” (New York Times), only on DT+.
Written by Lorraine Hansberry. Directed by Tinuke Craig.
We are excited to be partnering with Digital Theatre+ to bring this classic piece of theatre to schools across the country. For the first time, high-quality, professionally-shot footage of our production of Raisin in the Sun is available online.
Enhance your teaching with access to 8 key moments in the play and behind-the-scenes interviews with the actors, all supported by quality educational materials related to the key themes and historical context.
Scroll to learn more about the production, or go to DT+ to unlock your access.
A Headlong, Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse co-production.
ABOUT THE PLAY
In a rented apartment on Chicago’s South Side, the Younger family is full of hope, dreams, grief, and big plans. Their beloved father has died, and the money from his life insurance policy could change their lives.
Groundbreaking, pioneering and challenging, Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" broke barriers as the first play by a Black woman on Broadway. Directed by Tinuke Craig (Jitney, The Color Purple), this classic family drama full of humour and heart, remains relevant and powerful in a world still divided by inequality.
“A play that changed American theatre forever.”
Trailer
Production Photos
Cast
Creative Team
Director: TINUKE CRAIG
Set Designer: CÉCILE TRÉMOLIÈRES
Costume Designer: MAYBELLE LAYE
Wigs Hair and Make-up: DOMINIQUE HAMILTON
Composer & Sound Designer: MAX PAPPENHEIM
Lighting Designer: JOSHUA PHARO
Movement Director: SARITA PIOTROWSKI
Fight & Intimacy Director: HARUKA KURODA
Voice & Dialect Coach: AUNDREA FUDGE
Associate Director: PHILLIPPE CATO
Design Associate: RUTA IRBITE
Lighting Associate: LUKE HAYWOOD
Casting Director: LOTTE HINES
Literary Trustee: JOI GRESHAM
Content warning & AGE GUIDANCE:
Ages 14+. Please note this production contains racially explicit language, themes and content and reference to abortion.
Production photos by Ikin Yum
Image by Tea Films
Trailer by Elijah Grant