Event

Raisin the Musical

Good Morning,

The Arts at Mount Vernon City School District and The Arts Magnet Program presents the Tony Award Winning Musical RAISIN - based on the stage play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.

The musical was nominated for nine Tony Awards in 1975, winning two including Best Musical. The Broadway production ran for 847 performances.

The story is set in in Chicago in 1951. An African-American family, Ruth Younger, her husband Walter Lee, their son Travis, Walter's sister Beneatha and his mother Lena are living in a cramped apartment. Walter is a chauffeur but thinks that his deceased father's life insurance policy will buy a way to a better life. Walter plans on buying a liquor store, but his mother is against the selling of alcohol. Tensions arise as Walter tries to convince Lena to forget her dream of buying the family its own small house and save his sister's dream of becoming a doctor.

The cast features students from Mount Vernon and Thornton High Schools and the Arts Magnet Program.

Book by Robert B. Nemiroff and Charlotte Zaltzberg; Music by Judd Woldin; Lyrics by Robert Brittain; Produced and Directed by Evelyn Collins; Music Directed by Alvin Waddles; Set Designed by Janet Rush; Lighting Designed by Antoinette Tynes; Choreography by Monica Johnson; Vocal Direction by Antonella DelliCarpini, and Costumes Designed by Gladys James.

Production dates are May 5th and 6th at 7:00 PM, and May 7th at 3:00 PM in Mount Vernon High School Auditorium - 100 California Road - Mount Vernon, NY 10552.

Tickets $15 adults and $10 students.