A 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…
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We 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 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…
Read MoreMiniature Set Model – Endgame Creative Response
By Aron Morgan I was particularly impressed with the set that the Arden’s production team constructed so I decided to recreate a miniature version using several different types of material. This is a…
Read MoreBeckett and Call, or, Molly Blooms via Mrs. Joyce – A Creative Response
By Don Roberts Chess, and one of them makin a move and now himself lookin over me shoulder as if to see what I am scratching onto this paper but…
Read MoreEndgame Pt 2 – Creative Response
By Jeremy Lopez *Whistle Blows* “Clov!” *Whistle Blows* “CLOV!” Hamm receives no response from his once dedicated servant. Clov had become fed up with all of Hamm’s orders. He irritated…
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