“What happens to a dream deferred?”
On the South Side of 1950s Chicago, the Younger family lives under one roof, bound together by love, struggle, and shelved dreams. When a life insurance check arrives after the death of their father, it sparks a chance to break free—from poverty, from their cramped apartment, and from the limits of a deeply segregated society. But each family member sees a different future, and the choices they make test everything they believe about identity, pride, and possibility. One of the greatest American dramas ever written, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is fierce, tender, and as urgent now as when it first debuted in 1959. OSF Artistic Director Tim Bond brings to life a powerful revival of this seminal work The New York Times called “The play that changed American theatre forever.”
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2014 | Best Revival of a Play | Winner |
15 S. Pioneer St. Ashland, OR 97520
Ashland, OR 97520
Phone: 800-219-8161
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (3/13/26-10/25/26)
Come From Away (3/14/26-10/24/26)
You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! (4/16/26-8/21/26)
The Taming of the Shrew (6/5/26-10/11/26)
Henry IV, Part One (6/6/26-10/10/26)
Emma (6/7/26-10/9/26)
August Wilson’s King Hedley II (7/16/26-10/24/26)
Yellow Face (8/5/26-10/23/26)
Smote This, A Comedy About God... and Other Serious $H*T (8/27/26-10/24/26)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival is at 15 S. Pioneer St. Ashland, OR 97520, Ashland, OR.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (6/6/13-10/13/13)
The Heart of Robin Hood (6/5/13-10/12/13)
Cymbeline (6/4/13-10/11/13)
A Streetcar Named Desire (4/17/13-11/2/13)
The Unfortunates (3/27/13-11/2/13)
King Lear (2/21/13-11/3/13)
My Fair Lady (2/17/13-11/3/13)
Two Trains Running (2/16/13-7/7/13)
The Taming of the Shrew (2/15/13-11/3/13)
All the Way (7/25/12-11/3/12)
A major theatre arts organization, OSF offers a diversity of plays as well as events and activities to enhance your overall experience. We are a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1935. Our 2022 season will run from April through December, and we have three theatres: our two indoor stages—the Angus Bowmer Theatre and the Thomas Theatre—and our flagship outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre, which opens in early June and runs through mid-October. We offer up to 8 different plays that include works by Shakespeare as well as a mix of classics, musicals, and world-premiere plays. And our O! digital stage features groundbreaking online productions, films, immersive experiences, and art. As of January 2022, OSF is in the process of finalizing our new organizational strategic plan, which will outline and clarify our mission and values. Also, our website is undergoing an accessibility scan to ensure that all of our patrons can find tickets and learn more about the changes we're making to our programming, community engagement, and IDEA work.
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