Funding Appeal from Uprise! Productions for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberrry

UpRise! Productions is dedicated to bringing the voices of writers of color to the stage in the Austin, Tx area. We are one of a few companies who consistently feature these writers. Zell Miller, III, is the artistic director of UpRise! Productions. Last year, we produced a very successful and award-winning version of “For Colored Girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf”. 

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This year, we are proud to bring to Austin one of the greatest American plays ever written, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. We are bringing one on the architects of “The Jazz Aesthetic," as well as an Obie and Bessie Award winner, Laurie Carlos, to direct our production. Laurie has been Zell's personal mentor for over 15 years. If you have enjoyed Zell's work in the Austin area, then Laurie is to thank. Zell's first community production in Austin as a child was A Raisin in the Sun, playing the role of Travis. Zell is excited to now perform in the role of Walter, which brings Zell's Austin theatre experience full circle. 

We are in need of your financial support to bring this amazing play to the stage. Funds raised will go to such production costs as Director fees and travel, scenery construction, marketing, actor fees, lighting and sound equipment rental, and costumes. Our goal is $3000 by July 19.

Please consider helping us by donating what you can to this campaign and spreading the word about our production. Click on either logo to go to the campaign page. Thank you for your support.

We also hope to see you at the show, August 1-17, at The Vortex in Austin.

Renaissance Guild San Antonio Seeks Young Male Actor (10-14) for 'A Raisin in the Sun'

"Raisin" by the Renaissance Guild in San Antonio still needs young male actor for role of Travis Younger! We are stil looking for a young actor for this role. Actor can be aged 10 to 14, African American or Hispanic. Role is non-equity. If interested please contact director Danielle King.

(*) A RAISIN IN THE SUN by Loraine Hansberry, Renaissance Guild at the Little Carver Civic Center, San Antonio, February 15 - 24, 2013

(performing at the Jo Long Theatre at the Little Carver Civic Center, 226 N. Hackberry St., San Antonio - click for map)

The Carver Community Cultural Center & TRG announce the award- winning African-American family drama 

















by Lorraine Hansberry
directed by Bill Lewis

Six Performances: February 15-24, 2013 ~ Friday and Saturday 8 pm: Sunday: 4 pm
Location: Jo Long Theatre, Carver Community Cultural Center

For more info call 210-656-0349, or email Raisin@therenaissanceguild.org  

Set on Chicago’s South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world  is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

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Additional Call in San Antonio for Male Actors for A Raisin in the Sun and Black Nativity, Renaissance Guild, November 20

 

Extra audition announced! Males needed for A Raisin in The Sun and Black Nativity !!

Audition Date: Tuesday, November 20, 6.30 pm at Rose of Sharon Ministries, 2030 Bible St, SAT, 78220. Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign in. Actors are asked to prepare a one-minute audition piece and a one minute cutting from the play.

Set on Chicago's South Side, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago.

Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store & being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope & inspiration.

All positions are volunteer - non-Equity. Six Performances: February 15-24, 2013 ~ Friday & Saturday 8pm: Sunday: 4pm
Rehearsal dates: Dec 1, 2012 - Feb 14, 2013. Rehearsal days & times: To be determined based on cast schedules. Rehearsal location: TBA
For more info click here or call 210-656-0349, or email Raisin@therenaissanceguild.org

ALSO NEEDED, for Black Nativity:

Joseph ~ AA Male Actor - 20+

King ~ AA Male Actor & Singer - 25+

E-mail Danielle for more info.

Click to view a list of Male Actors needed for A Raisin in the Sun at AustinLiveTheatre.com

Auditions in San Antonio for A Raisin in the Sun, Renaissance Guild, November 15

The Carver Community Cultural Center & TRG announce open auditions for the award winning, African American family drama A Raisin in The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Bill Lewis.

A Raisin in the Sun is set on Chicago’s South Side. The plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena. 

When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.

Actors are asked to prepare a one minute audition piece and a one minute cutting from the play. All positions are volunteer – non-Equity.

Audition Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 6.30PM. Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign-in. Location: Little Carver Civic Center, 226 N. Hackberry, SATX, 78202 (click for map)
Six performances, February 15-24, 2013 ~ Friday & Saturday 8pm: Sunday: 4pm at the Jo Long Theatre, Carver Community Cultural Center

For more info visit www.therenaissanceguild.org, call 210-656-0349, or email Raisin@therenaissanceguild.org

Click 'to view list of characters with descriptions at AustinLiveTheatre.com

2012-2013 Theatre Season for Renaissance Guild, San Antonio

2012 - 2013 Season
honoring Paul Riddle, Jr.

Season 12 GALA
Oct 20 at Little Carver Center

 

Black Nativity
Dec 14-16 at Jo Long Theatre

Martin Luther King, Jr. March
Jan 21 - MLK Academy

A Raisin In The Sun
by Lorraine Hansberry
Feb 15-24 - Jo Long Theatre

ActOne Series
May 10 & 11

Summer Camp for Kids
June- Jo Long Theatre

Summer Musical (TBA)
July 2013

Upcoming: Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris, UT Lab Theatre, May 4 - 7

Found on-line:

UT Lab Theatre
presents

May 4 - 7 at 8 p.m., matinee May 7 at 2 p.m.
no admission charge

Lab Theatre (LTH), located between the Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) and the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) near 24th and San Jacinto. Parking available in the San Jacinto Garage on San Jacinto near Dean Keaton

Clybourne Park is a 2010 play by Bruce Norris written in response to Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun portraying fictional events set before and after the play and loosely based on real life events. Issues concerning black and white relations and personal human values are challenged in this very dramatic and frequently hilarious play. Clybourne Park was named one of the “Best Ten Plays of 2010” by The New York Times and by The London Times.

Performance contains mature content.

Contact: Theatre and Dance Info Line
inquiry@uts.cc.utexas.edu or 512-471-5793

Auditions: A Raisin in the Sun, Austin Black Theatre, January 30

Found on-line at The Soul Movement Church:

A Raisin in the Sun, City Theatre, February 25 - March 21

Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun was a triumph for its 29-year-old author in 1959, winning the New York Drama Critics Circle award for best play. It opened career avenues in theatre and in the cinema for a cast that included Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett, Jr.

The play was a victory for African American arts, as well. Hansberry broke both the color barrier and the gender barrier in American theatre -- with a play based on her family's own experience with restrictive real estate covenants in Chicago, a struggle vindicated by the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1940.

Lisa Jordan's production at Austin's City Theatre acknowledges that history but is not burdened by it. She and the cast find the strength of Hansberry's story where it resides: in the resilience of family.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Images: A Raisin in the Sun, City Theatre, February 25 - March 21

Andy Berkovsky's images of cast of A Raisin in the Sun, received directly:

“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” - Langston Hughes

A recent widow, Lena Younger wants to use her husband's insurance money to buy a home for her family, freeing them from the cramped tenement in which they live. Her son, Walter Lee is determined to invest the money in a business - an opportunity for him to be his own man. Lena refuses; in her eyes a house is a sturdy thing to build a dream on. But when a white representative of the neighborhood "welcoming committee" presents them with an offer to buy them out of their home, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare. The Younger family attempts to find his or her place amidst a number of difficult situations and Walter Lee for the first time begins to value what money can’t buy, and in the process achieves a new level of self respect and pride.

[MacArthur Moore as Walter Lee Younger, Michelle Alexander as his mother Lean]

See more images at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .

Upcoming: A Raisin in the Sun, City Theatre, February 25 - March 21

Received directly:

The City Theatre marks the 50th anniversary of Lorraine Hansberry's unforgettable play

A Raisin in the Sun

February 25 - March 21
Thursdays- Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
3823 Airport Blvd. – east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ½ Street
Tickets $15 - $20. Guaranteed Front/2nd Row Reserved $25. Students $12. Group discounts are available. Thursday all seats $10. Reservations 512-524-2870 or by e-mail to info@citytheatreaustin.org


The City Theatre Company is proud to present the unforgettable production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Lisa Jordan. Called “a milestone in American theatre,” This presentation marks the 50th anniversary of the Broadway grand opening of this "milestone in American theatre"and is part of Black History month. The shows' four week run will be presented February 25 – March 21 at The City Theatre.

“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” - Langston Hughes

A recent widow, Lena Younger wants to use her husband's insurance money to buy a home for her family, freeing them from the cramped tenement in which they live. Her son Walter Lee is determined to invest the money in a business - an opportunity for him to be his own man. Lena refuses; in her eyes a house is a sturdy thing to build a dream on. But when a white representative of the neighborhood "welcoming committee" presents them with an offer to buy them out of their new home, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Younger family members attempt to find their places amidst a number of difficult situations. Walter Lee for the first time begins to value what money can’t buy. In the process he achieves a new level of self respect and pride.

Read more at AustinLiveTheatre.com . . . .