Lorraine Hansberry News

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the distribution of over 16,500 free tickets to the local West London community, aiming to make theatre more accessible and inclusive for residents.

The Gatekeepers Collective announced a public art installation in Harlem honoring Black SGLBTQ+ pioneers. The installation aims to celebrate and recognize the contributions of these trailblazers.

HartBeat Ensemble's 'Jimmy & Lorraine: A Musing' will be presented at the Austin Arts Center at Trinity College. The play explores the relationship between James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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Check out rehearsal photos for Headlong's A Raisin in the Sun. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Strand Theater Company has announced the appointment of Alma Davenport as its new Artistic Director.

On Friday, August 23, the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative and Chicago’s Navy Pier celebrated the installation of Alison Saar’s To Sit A While. See photos!

Significant Productions will present THE VOTE by Bernardo Cubría, a satirical comedy about University Professor Paola Aguilar navigating politics and her personal journey. Learn how to purchase tickets.

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BroadwayWorld has just learned that the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Purpose, written by Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and directed by Two-time Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad, will come to Broadway in spring 2025. We have all of the details!

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, has announced the recipients of five prestigious Special Awards that will be presented at the Carbonell Awards Ceremony on Monday, November 11, at 7:30 pm.

A Raisin in the Sun, the American classic by Lorraine Hansberry, will open in TheatreSquared's West Theatre on Aug. 21 and run through Sept. 15.

Headlong has announced full casting and creatives for their fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun by director Tinuke Craig. Learn more about the cast here!

Circle Theatre will open its doors in August for a groundbreaking and timeless classic, A Raisin in the Sun.

Pittsburgh Public Theater's 50th Anniversary season will feature thrillers, classics, fresh adaptations, and new family favorites. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Southies by Philadelphia author and playwright Jeffrey James Keyes has been selected to be a finalist in The 49th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (OOB), presented by Concord Theatricals, in New York City this summer.

A sculpture honoring playwright Lorraine Hansberry will be permanently installed at Chicago's Navy Pier, celebrating her legacy and contributions to American theater.

A sculpture honoring Lorraine Hansberry will be permanently installed at Chicago's Navy Pier, celebrating the legacy of the renowned playwright and civil rights activist.

A new play, THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY, by Lisa B. Thompson, will be performed at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Queens, New York - Conch Shell Productions Inc presents a workshop reading of a new play - 'Captain Heaven America & The Evil Foreign Hell Demons' written by CSP Artist Collective member Petron B. Thursday July 25th, 2024 at Flushing Town Hall in Flushing, Queens at 7pm