![]() ![]() In The Netherlands, more than half a century after Hansberry, little repertoire is written from a black perspective for black actors. The persistent question remains: what remains of the family when one’s own dreams are put off for too long? Press A Raisin in the Sun is a universal story about family ties that bend (but don’t break) under the pressure of reciprocal struggles and social systems. In the end, Lena makes the decision and from that moment on, life turns around. The family members find themselves diametrically opposed to each other with their dreams. ![]() Progressive daughter Beneatha prefers to study medicine with the money. Son Walter Lee has set his sights on investing in a liquor store to provide financial security for the family. Mother Lena wants to buy a house in a good, white neighbourhood. Each family member has their own idea of how the money can best be spent. The Younger family eagerly awaits the money from the deceased father’s life insurance policy. The play is a tragic family drama about clinging to dreams, which threaten to dry up in the speed of life. ![]() In 2016 Well Made Productions made history by bringing A Raisin in the Sun to the Dutch theatres for the first time. The work of the American Lorraine Hansberry has been translated into more than twenty languages. A Raisin in the Sun is seen as one of the most symbolic, referenced and best-known plays within the American canon. ![]()
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