Downers Grove South to Perform "A Raisin in the Sun"

Source: Community High School District 99

Downers Grove South High students will be performing A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry on Friday and Saturday night, February 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 general admission and may be purchased at the door.

Summary of the play:

Set in Chicago’s South Side in the 1950’s, A Raisin in the Sun revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family, and their struggle to achieve a better life for themselves. Each member of the family has a different version of what that might be, and a large insurance check could be the key to achieving their goals. The play explores what happens when dreams are pushed out of reach time and time again, and is inspired by Langston Hughes’s poem, “ Harlem (A Dream Deferred).”

Cast:
Abrielle Joseph as Beneatha
Jonathan Osei as Walter
CeCe Griffin as Mama
Imani Woolfolk as Ruth
Taylor Christin-Holley as Asagai
Cameron Hollins as George
Coby Cobb as BoBo
Sean Boyd as Lindner
And introducing KeJuan Stamps (O’Neill Middle School) as Travis

Student Directors:
Camia Wright
Aryss Richardson

Director: Tiffany Rubin
Technical Director: Hunter Evans