There Will Additionally Be Discuss Again Classes/ Panels After A number of of the Performances
Nationwide — Carrie’s Contact, a Black-owned breast most cancers consciousness group, is proud to announce the upcoming manufacturing of Lorraine Hansberry’s iconic play, A Raisin within the Solar, directed by James Ellison, III, the esteemed Actor and Creative Director of Celebration Arts. The manufacturing will kick off opening evening on Friday, September 13, 2024, from 7pm to 9pm PST, adopted by a full run by Sunday, September 29, 2024. This isn’t simply theater—it’s a revolution in how tales are advised and skilled.
The forged of A Raisin within the Solar consists of Donald Lacy (Walter Lee Youthful), Tammie Denyse (Lena Youthful), Lina Justine Ramirez (Ruth Youthful), Maasai Mack, and Camden Arnold (Travis Youthful), Jasmine Washington (Beneatha Youthful), Shaquarrius Calloway (Understudy Beneatha Youthful), Raheem Muhammad-Terrell (Joseph Asagai), Javon Younger (George Murchison), Howie Bryant (Bobo), Elaine Douglas (Mrs. Johnson), and Ted Ridgway (Karl Lindner).
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin within the Solar involves the West Sacramento Black Field Theater Group Heart this fall. Directed by James Ellison, III, with a singular and transformative expertise that honors the unique play whereas providing a recent, therapeutic perspective. Along with the manufacturing, attendees could have the chance to interact in “Discuss Again” classes, the place audiences get to take part in discussions in regards to the play’s relevance to societal ills and its impression on psychological well being. This initiative is a part of Carrie’s TOUCH’s broader mission to make use of theater as a software for group therapeutic and understanding.
A Raisin within the Solar dives into the struggles of a Black household in Nineteen Fifties Chicago, tackling deep points like racial injustice and generational battle. It’s a strong exploration of systemic oppression, sparking essential conversations, and fostering therapeutic and hope.
“I’m thrilled to be working with such an unbelievable forged on the enduring traditional A RAISIN IN THE SUN.” stated director James Ellison, III. He continues, “It’s an honor to deliver this highly effective story to life and share its enduring impression with our viewers.”
About Carrie’s TouchCarrie’s Contact is on a mission to shatter complacency and ignite a brand new dialog within the combat in opposition to breast most cancers. Do you know that there’s a 41% mortality hole between Black and White girls? That’s proper, Black girls have a 41% better probability of dying from breast most cancers. We’re decided to #EndThe41Percent. As Carrie’s Contact approaches its 18th 12 months in serving the group, we proceed to take daring, revolutionary, and progressive steps to deal with the greater than 20-year, 41 % mortality disparity. This disparity has had a devastating impression on the psychological and emotional well-being of Black girls, their households, and their communities.
Why is a breast most cancers group producing this iconic play? Carrie’s Contact President and CEO, Rev. Dr. Tammie Denyse, an almost 20-year breast most cancers survivor, displays on the challenges of juggling every day life whereas battling breast most cancers.
Rev. Tammie first encountered A Raisin within the Solar three a long time in the past. Confronted with trauma and loss, and after a ten-year hiatus from theater, she made a strong return to the stage as Lena Youthful with Celebration Arts in 2023. “Theater has served as a software for therapeutic my whole life. It was no shock that Mama and I healed on stage collectively,” says Rev. Tammie.
She continues, “That’s the place the concept got here from for us to marry what we do right here at Carrie’s Contact each day with my love and keenness for theater.” Lorraine Hansberry was not only a playwright however a relentless advocate for civil rights, wielding her voice to problem racial injustice and demand change.
Ms. Hansberry’s personal battle with most cancers, which claimed her life at simply 34, mirrors the struggles confronted by lots of the Black girls being supported at Carrie’s Contact. By reviving this play, tribute is being paid not solely to Ms. Hansberry’s revolutionary spirit but it surely additionally amplifies the combat in opposition to breast most cancers, turning the stage right into a platform for resistance and empowerment.
TICKET INFORMATION:A Raisin within the Solar begins performances in West Sacramento Black Field Theater Group Heart on Friday, September thirteenth, and can run by Sunday, September twenty ninth, with an official press opening on Thursday, August fifteenth.
Full-price single tickets may be accessed by visiting the Eventbrite ticketing web page, the official web site at CarriesTouch.org, or by calling 916-931-8853.
Discounted tickets will probably be provided to college students and seniors with legitimate IDs. The efficiency schedule is Thursday by Saturday at 7pm, and Sunday at 2pm PST.
For press inquiries, contact data@carriestouch.org or 916-931-8853.
