A Raisin in the Sun by Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College
in North East, Maryland

Performances

Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College

  • 2026 Jan 30 Friday 7:30 PM
  • 2026 Jan 31 Saturday 2:00 PM
  • 2026 Jan 31 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • 2026 Feb 1 Sunday 2:00 PM

Auditions

  • 2025 Sep 29 Monday
  • 2025 Sep 30 Tuesday

What To Know About This Production

By Lorraine Hansbury

Sponsored by State Farm - Karen Michaels

Classic American Drama | Recommended for ages 13+ due to mild adult themes and content.

What happens to a dream deferred? Before there was a movement, there was a family fighting for a future. Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking drama A Raisin in the Sun explores this haunting question through the struggles of the Younger family on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s. When a life insurance check offers a rare chance at change, the Youngers must confront impossible choices that test their values, dreams, and love for one another. Shattering the mold of American theatre, Hansberry’s bold and emotional portrait of a Black family on the brink of transformation unfolds with heart, humanity, and unflinching honesty. Raw, riveting, and resonant, A Raisin in the Sun is a timeless call to dream—and to fight for those dreams.

A Raisin In The Sun is presented through special permission from Concord Theatricals.

Auditions For A Raisin in the Sun

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Cast List For A Raisin in the Sun

Characters

  • Walter Lee Younger - (Male, 30-40) Discontented with his status in life as a Black man in America, he is a dreamer, whose big plans and schemes are fueled by his aspirations and ambitions to become something in the world and make a better life for his family.
  • Beneatha Younger (Bennie) - (Female, 19-25) Lena’s daughter and Walter’s sister; Beneatha is an intellectual; twenty years old, she attends college and is better educated than the rest of the Younger family. She dreams of being a doctor and struggles to determine her identity.
  • Lena Younger (Mama) - (Female, 55-65) Walter and Beneatha’s mother; the matriarch of the family, Mama is religious, moral, and maternal; she wants to use her husband’s insurance money as a down payment on a house with a backyard to fulfill her lifelong dream for her family.
  • Ruth Younger - (Female, 29-37) Walter’s wife and Travis’s mother; Ruth takes care of the Youngers’ small apartment; her 11-year marriage to Walter has problems, but she hopes to rekindle their love. She is about thirty, but her weariness makes her seem older. She is an emotionally strong woman and her almost pessimistic pragmatism helps her to survive.
  • Travis Younger - (Male, 9-12) Walter and Ruth’s son. Travis earns some money by carrying grocery bags and likes to play outside with other neighborhood children.
  • Joseph Asagai - (Male, 20-28) a Nigerian student in love with Beneatha. Asagai is very proud of his African heritage and when he proposes marriage to Beneatha he hopes she will return to Nigeria with him.
  • George Murchison - (Male, 25-35) A wealthy Black man who courts Beneatha; the Youngers approve of George, but Beneatha dislikes his willingness to submit to white culture and forget his African heritage. He challenges the thoughts and feelings of others through his arrogance and love of spirited debate.
  • Mr. Karl Lindner - (Male, 35-50, White) Mr. Lindner arrives at the Youngers’ apartment from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association; he offers the Youngers a deal to reconsider moving into his (all-white) neighborhood.
  • Bobo - (Male, 30-40) One of Walter’s business partners in his plan to open a liquor store.

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