Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking masterpiece follows the Younger family yearning for a better life far from the cramped confines of their Chicago tenement. Hope arrives in the form of an unexpected financial windfall, but family ties are strained when they realize they have differing definitions of the American dream, which dreams get realized and which deferred? A Raisin in the Sun paints the African-American experience in brilliant and powerful strokes, as vibrant and vital today as they were in 1959.
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2014 | Best Revival of a Play | Winner |
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Paranormal Activity
Shakespeare Theatre Company (1/28 - 2/7) | |
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Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Constellation Theatre Company (1/23 - 2/15) | |
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↓D←R←O←W←N←E←R [Renword]
NextStop Theatre (1/29 - 2/22) | |
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Chez Joey
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater (1/30 - 3/15) | |
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Romeo & Juliet & Their Friend Mario
The Roguish Players (1/30 - 2/1) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN NEW PLAY WASHINGTON DC PREMIERE | |
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25th Anniversary Tour of Patti LuPone Matters of the Heart
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/5 - 3/5) | |
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Catch Me If You Can
Shenandoah Conservatory (2/26 - 3/1) | |
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Wish World: a Bad Medicine Sketch Comedy Show
DC Improv Comedy Club (3/17 - 3/17) NEW COMEDY | |
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Tambo & Bones
Spooky Action Theater (2/12 - 3/7) | |
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Visiting Mr. Green by Jeff Baron
ARTfactory (2/27 - 3/8) | |
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As You Like It
Folger Shakespeare Library (3/10 - 4/12) | |
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Pete the Cat: A Live Rock Musical
Imagination Stage (6/17 - 7/26) | |
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Doja Cat at Capital One Arena
Capital One Arena (11/11 - 12/11) | |
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