Raisin in the Sun

May of 2013, MaPeach Productions presented Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, directed and produced by Darlene “Peaches” Brandon. A Raisin in the Sun at the Charter Oak Cultural Center located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue in Hartford, CT.

Considered to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th century, A Raisin in the Sun is the story of a recent widow, Lena Younger, who wants to use her husband’s insurance money to buy a house for her family and move them from the cramped apartment in which she, her two children, her daughter-in-law and grandson currently live. As the Younger family clash over how best to use the money, their future seems uncertain and slightly risky. However, they are determined to overcome issues that were rarely discussed at that time, including women’s rights and black identity, and stick together as a family and never themselves become subject to deferred dreams.

The cast features Frances McAlpine Sharp as Lena Younger, Famecia Ward as Ruth Younger, Warren Hawk as Walter Lee Younger, Izaiah Harding as Travis Younger, Damion Morgan as George Murchison , Lenise “NuNuu” Smith as Beneatha Younger, Shaune Glenn as Joseph Asagai,

Wassily Smyrnow as Karl Linder and Colin Osbourne as Bobo.

Brandon is joined by Diwan Glass, Assistant Director and Stage Manager, and Shakira Perez, Production Assistant and Assistant Stage Manager.