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Raisin in the Sun back in Chicago!

By FinalCall.com News | Last updated: Jan 6, 2014 - 3:25:42 PM

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CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Mahdi Theatre Company presents A Raisin in the Sun, a classic story written by Lorraine Hansberry and directed by Margaret Mahdi to be held at DuSable Museum of African American History located at 740 E. 56th Place in Chicago on Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 each.

This legendary drama, written by Lorraine Hansberry depicts a Black American family’s struggle against the many social, economical, and racial challenges they face in America while pursuing their dreams. This powerful drama “changed American theater forever” (wrote the New York Times) and resonates across generations.

In this story, a Black family, living in a crowded apartment on Chicago’s South Side during the 1950s believes that a better life is just around the corner. But they are challenged when their plan to buy a home in the Clybourne Park neighborhood is thwarted by racial intolerance. This award-winning play celebrates faith, courage and the human spirit, even as it spotlights divides that still plague Chicago more than 50 years after its premiere.

The Mahdi Theatre Company says its mission is to educate, elevate, and entertain utilizing the arts and to become a positive role model in the lives of aspiring and professional actors, actresses, dancers, singers, and other performing artists as a whole. “Collectively, we are to use our God-Given talents to infuse a cultural revolution in the arts. MTC’s purpose is to foster, promote, and increase the public knowledge and appreciation of the arts and cultural activities in Chicago first, and then nationwide through theater,” says founder Margaret Mahdi.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.margaretmahdi.com.