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Adapted and Performed by Elizabeth van Dyke
Directed by Woodie King, Jr. and Elizabeth Van Dyke

Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest playwright and first African-American to have a play produced on Broadway when A Raisin in the Sun premiered in 1959. In this inspiring story based on Hansberry's letters and interviews with her family, Elizabeth Van Dyke (best known for her portrayal of Zora Neale Hurston ) brings this gifted author to life. Her exceptional childhood, when her family moved into a “whites-only” neighborhood, shaped her writing. We also meet her mentors, family friends Langston Hughes, W.E.B DuBois and Paul Robeson, who inspired her to write about the black experience in a way that changed the world.

Read the New York Times Reviews here (1985, 2006)

Performances are March 21-25 at YEA's new home theatre in East Point (click here for directions). Shows are Wednesday through Friday at 10 AM, Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday the 25th at 5 PM. Tickets are only $20 ($15 for students). Group discounts are available. Student tickets to the daytime 10 AM matinees are only $10.

Youth Ensemble of Atlanta

881 Ponce de Leon Avenue - Atlanta, Georgia 30306

P: 404.756.2184