The Dreamer – A Raisin in the Sun Creative Response
The Dreamer By Mini Racker Desire, such a feathery angel, deserts the sarcophagus of my body. I believed in the thing that no one sees. One of water and writhing,…
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What is a dream deferred? A Raisin in the Sun Creative Response
By Vladimir Castillo You can also watch this video on YouTube. This is a finalist in our A Raisin in the Sun Creative Response Contest. From April 17-19 you can visit our…
Read MoreA Dream Deferred Cannot be Ignored for Long – A Raisin in the Sun Creative Response
By Lisette Vasquez Intro: A dream deferred cannot be ignored for long. A dream is what motivates us to live, it gives meaning to life. A dream can only be…
Read MoreWe Are Such Stuff – A Raisin in the Sun Creative Response
We Are Such Stuff By Evan Meyer Waking in the morning, The dream you had in the night Tarries – within your grasp But oh so fragile and immaterial. Lie…
Read MoreMore on Raisin, past and present
Throughout our production of A Raisin in the Sun, we’ve been learning about the inspiration for the production, and how this landmark play has influenced other artists. Here are three…
Read MoreWhat’s Up with Rachel – Introducing our 2013 Resident Playwright for The Writers’ Room
Our second installment of The Writers’ Room, >salve our playwright residency program, began last week when playwright Rachel Bonds arrived in Philadelphia from Brooklyn. As we did last year with…
Read MoreThe right hair for Raisin
By Alison Roberts, pharm Costume Designer I had a wonderful time designing the costumes for the Arden Theatre Company’s production of A Raisin in the Sun. I had been looking…
Read MoreOpening Night of A Raisin in the Sun
Arden friends and artists gathered on March 13 to celebrate opening night of A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play directed by Walter Dallas. Members of the Sylvan Society…
Read MoreA Raisin in the Sun – Submit your Creative Response
In 1925, Langston Hughes wrote his poem Harlem, which begins: What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? …
Read MoreOne in the Chair, One on his Feet, and Two in the Trash
By James Tarte One in the chair, One on his Feet, and Two in the Trash Stuck in a room surrounded by ash. The one in the chair He…
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