A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
Produced by
Soulpepper Theatre Company and Theatre Calgary
Playwright: Lorraine Hansberry
Director: Weyni Mengesha
Venue
The Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Run
October 15th, 2008 – November 15th, 2008
Synopsis
Raisin in the Sun is a seminal African American play by Lorraine Hansberry that examines, with a big open heart, the plight of a Black family in Chicago’s Southside in the 1950s. The good news is that this play retains all of its original beauty. Sadly the play has not lost its relevance. (soulpepper.ca)
Cast
| Awaovieyi Agie | Joseph Asagai |
| Barbara Barnes-Hopkins | Mrs. Johnson |
| Michael Blake | George Murchison |
| Matthew Kabwe | Bobo |
| Abena Malika | Ruth Younger |
| Diego Matamoros | Karl Lidner |
| Charles Officer | Walter Lee Younger |
| Kofi Payton | Travis Younger |
| Cara Ricketts | Beneatha Younger |
| Alison Sealy-Smith | Lena Younger |
Creative Team
| Lorraine Hansberry | Playwright |
| Weyni Mengesha | Director |
| Scott Reid | Set Designer |
| Lorenzo Savoini | Costume Designer |
| Kevin Lamotte | Lighting Designer |
| Richard Feren | Sound Designer |
Production
| Crystal Salverda | Stage Manager |
| Andrea Schurman | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Kelly McEvenue | Alexander Coach |
| Marsha Pryce | Chaperone |
| Andrew Craig | Music Consultant |
Staff
| Bill Penner | Director of Production |
| Greg Poulin | Production Manager |
| Mike Ledermueller | Technical Director |
| Stephanie Ripley | Assistant Technical Director |
| Mary-Jo Carter Dodd | Head of Wardrobe |
| Jolene Antle | Assistant Head of Wardrobe |
| Elaine Cavin May | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Sarah Reade | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Geoff Hughes | Sewer |
| Phil Atfield | Cutter |
| Krista Nauman | Cutter |
| Kathleen Johnston | Dresser |
| Jacqueline Robertson-Cull | Head of Hair and Makeup |
| Kaz Maxine | Millinery |
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Greg Chambers | Props Builder |
| Jane Kline | Props Builder |
| Andy DeVries | Head Carpenter |
| Bill Stahl | Carpenter |
| Ryan Wilson | Carpenter |
| Lisa Petrocco | Head Scenic Artist |
| Robert Daniels | Scenic Artist |
| Debbie Wong | Scenic Artist |
| Janet Pym | Production Assistant |
| G. Stuart Baulch | House Technician |
| Jason Browning | House Technician |
| Pascale Thibodeau | House Technician |
