The Residential College Players are looking for African American students to perform in our production of Raisin in the Sun! This is a very significant piece of Black history in the United States, and we want to make sure that we ask as many people as possible who are Black to be involved in this production so that this may come to fruition.

Show Synopsis:
Walter Sr., the father of the Younger family, has died. A check for $10,000 from the life insurance policy is coming in the mail, and everyone has different ideas on what to do with the money. Walter’s son, Walter Lee, wants to be the owner of a liquor store; Walter’s daughter, Beneatha, needs to pay tuition for medical school; Walter’s wife wants to buy a house.

This award-winning play by Lorraine Hansberry is a deeply human story centered on the black experience in a segregated America, asking how we should live in the diaspora. The play explores the choice between assimilation and heritage, the inaccessibility of the American Dream, and racism and misogyny within and without the black community. It has a lot to say about the human condition, about family and humanity, and about the struggle against oppression.