Taproot Theatre is excited to present A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry in its Jewell Mainstage Theatre this spring, in partnership with Acts on Stage. The production, directed by Associate Artistic Director Bretteney Beverly, opens on March 21st and runs through April 19th, 2025 in Taproot’s Jewell Mainstage Theatre.
A life insurance payout provides a path for Lena Younger to move her family from their cramped apartment on the south side of Chicago to an affordable home in a historically white neighborhood. But racial intolerance threatens to turn their American dream into heartbreak. This 1959 masterpiece “changed American theater forever” (New York Times) and continues to resonate in our hearts today.
This timing of this production coincides with the reopening of the Jewell Mainstage Theatre, which was closed this winter for renovation thanks to a dedicated grant from the State of Washington for much-needed building improvements. A Raisin in the Sun opens Taproot’s 2025 Mainstage season, Timed Exposure, which also features Always… Patsy Cline (created and originally directed by Ted Swindley, based on a true story, May 14 – June 14); Murder on the Links (by Steven Dietz, based on Agatha Christie’s gripping novel, July 9 – August 9); and The Importance of Being Earnest (by Oscar Wilde, September 17 – October 18).
Tickets are available online at taproottheatre.org, by phone at 206.781.9707 (Tue-Sat, noon-5:00 PM), or in person at 204 N 85th St. Ticket prices range from $25-62 with discounts available for students, seniors, active military, 25 & Under and TeenTix members
