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A Raisin in the Sun

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This powerful, award-winning drama celebrates faith, courage, and the human spirit.

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A RAISIN IN THE SUN Excerpt #1

Lena Younger (Greta Oglesby) can't make her son Walter Lee (Jerod Haynes) think differently about his life in this excerpt from TimeLine Theatre's Chicago production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Ron OJ Parson.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN Excerpt #2

Walter Lee Younger (Jerod Haynes) tries to make his wife Ruth (Toni Martin) understand about his dreams for a better life in this excerpt from TimeLine Theatre's Chicago production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Ron OJ Parson.

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  • Sunday Scholars Series
    Sunday, September 27 from 4:30 - 5:30 pm

    SUNDAY SCHOLARS PANEL DISCUSSION featuring guest speakers with expertise and experience related to the themes of A Raisin in the Sun

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"A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago"

Published August 21, 2013. When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, most blacks here were living in poor,segregated neighborhoods. They still are.