Free Student Tickets Available for 'A Raisin in the Sun'

09/26/2024

The SLU Theatre and Dance production of "A Raisin in the Sun" runs from Thursday, Oct. 3 to Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at The Grandel. Free tickets are available for SLU students with ID, beginning one hour before each performance.

Pictured are guest artist Anita Michelle Jackson, who plays Lena Younger. SLU student Maiah Lyndsey, who plays Ruth Younger and guest artist Alex Jay, who plays Beneatha Younger. Jackson appears through a special agreement with Actors' Equity Association. Photo by Sara Rae Womack.

Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7 p.m. with matinées on Friday and Saturday at 1 p.m.

Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine Hansberry's celebrated play concerns 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. 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 document of hope and inspiration. Featuring local favorite Anita Michelle Jackson as Lena Younger, through a special agreement with Actors' Equity Association. Directed by guest artist Kathryn Bentley.

“A Raisin in the Sun” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

Tickets are available for faculty and staff through Metrotix. Seating is general admission, and the house opens 30 minutes before the show.