A Raisin in the Sun by Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College
in North East, Maryland, United States

What To Know About This Production

By Lorraine Hansbury

Sponsored by State Farm - Karen Michaels

Classic American Drama | Recommended for ages 13+ due to mild adult themes and content.

What happens to a dream deferred? Before there was a movement, there was a family fighting for a future. Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama A Raisin in the Sun explores this haunting question through the struggles of the Younger family on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s. When a life insurance check offers a rare chance at change, the Youngers must confront impossible choices that test their values, dreams, and love for one another. Shattering the mold of American theatre, Hansberry’s bold and emotional portrait of a Black family on the brink of transformation unfolds with heart, humanity, and unflinching honesty. Raw, riveting, and resonant, A Raisin in the Sun is a timeless call to dream—and to fight for those dreams.

A Raisin In The Sun is presented through special permission from Concord Theatricals.

Performances

  • Jan 30 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Jan 31 Saturday 2:00 PM
  • Jan 31 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • Feb 1 Sunday 2:00 PM

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What To Expect At Auditions

Auditions will take place on Monday, September 29 starting at 7:00pm and Tuesday, September 30 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm at the Milburn Stone Theatre.

Auditions will be held on The Technology Center – Room 106 (Amphitheatre). The Technology Center (Building D) is located on the Cecil College Campus, which is at One Seahawk Dr. North East, MD 21901. You may following link (https://www.cecil.edu/ne-map) to view the Cecil College Campus Map to locate the Technology Center (Building D).

In-Person Auditions are HIGHLY recommended, but if you need to submit a video it must be received by Monday September 29 at 7:00pm. Late submissions of videos will not be accepted.

Callbacks will be held on Tuesday, September 30th at 7:30pm. Those who audition on Monday will be notified by 12:00pm on Tuesday, September 30 if you are needed for callbacks. Those who audition on Tuesday, September 30 will be notified if they are needed for callbacks at 7:15pm.

For your audition, please prepare a monologue (approx. 1 -2 minutes in length) in the style of the show.

Rehearsals will begin in early October and will be based on both performer and production staff availability, so please submit all known conflicts at the time of auditions. The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College traditionally rehearses between 2 to 4 times a week.

Cecil College and Milburn Stone Theatre will be closed during the following dates, so there is no need to indicate conflicts during this time: November 26 - November 30 | December 24 - January 4 | January 17 - January 19

Tech Week will be Sunday, January 25 - Thursday, January 29, no conflicts will be accepted for these tech dates.

The Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College is a community Theatre on a college campus, our productions are open to the entire community, not just Cecil College Students, Faculty and Staff. This production is non-paid/non-union.

All roles are available, ages listed are ranges and not exact.

Audition Times

  • Sep 29 Monday 6:55 PM
  • Sep 29 Monday 7:00 PM
  • Sep 29 Monday 7:30 PM
  • Sep 29 Monday 8:00 PM
  • Sep 29 Monday 8:30 PM
  • Sep 30 Tuesday 6:00 PM
  • Sep 30 Tuesday 6:30 PM

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Cast List For A Raisin in the Sun

Available Roles

  • Walter Lee Younger - (Male, 30-40) Discontented with his status in life as a Black man in America, he is a dreamer, whose big plans and schemes are fueled by his aspirations and ambitions to become something in the world and make a better life for his family.
  • Beneatha Younger (Bennie) - (Female, 19-25) Lena’s daughter and Walter’s sister; Beneatha is an intellectual; twenty years old, she attends college and is better educated than the rest of the Younger family. She dreams of being a doctor and struggles to determine her identity.
  • Lena Younger (Mama) - (Female, 55-65) Walter and Beneatha’s mother; the matriarch of the family, Mama is religious, moral, and maternal; she wants to use her husband’s insurance money as a down payment on a house with a backyard to fulfill her lifelong dream for her family.
  • Ruth Younger - (Female, 29-37) Walter’s wife and Travis’s mother; Ruth takes care of the Youngers’ small apartment; her 11-year marriage to Walter has problems, but she hopes to rekindle their love. She is about thirty, but her weariness makes her seem older. She is an emotionally strong woman and her almost pessimistic pragmatism helps her to survive.
  • Travis Younger - (Male, 9-12) Walter and Ruth’s son. Travis earns some money by carrying grocery bags and likes to play outside with other neighborhood children.
  • Joseph Asagai - (Male, 20-28) a Nigerian student in love with Beneatha. Asagai is very proud of his African heritage and when he proposes marriage to Beneatha he hopes she will return to Nigeria with him.
  • George Murchison - (Male, 25-35) A wealthy Black man who courts Beneatha; the Youngers approve of George, but Beneatha dislikes his willingness to submit to white culture and forget his African heritage. He challenges the thoughts and feelings of others through his arrogance and love of spirited debate.
  • Mr. Karl Lindner - (Male, 35-50, White) Mr. Lindner arrives at the Youngers’ apartment from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association; he offers the Youngers a deal to reconsider moving into his (all-white) neighborhood.
  • Bobo - (Male, 30-40) One of Walter’s business partners in his plan to open a liquor store.

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