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Carroll County Chamber Of Commerce : National Players Presents “A Raisin In The Sun” At The Carroll Arts Center
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Rosalyn Thackston
12/22/2021
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National Players Contact: Rebecca Dzida, Community Engagement & Touring Coordinator
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240-722-6016
Carroll Arts Center Contact: Rosalyn Thackston, Marketing Coordinator
443-952-2983
National Players presents “A Raisin in the Sun” at the Carroll Arts Center
December 22, 2021 – National Players, America’s longest-running touring theatre company, will perform the award-winning play, “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, at the Carroll Arts Center on Saturday, January 22 at 7:30pm. National Players is the professional touring troupe and signature outreach program of Olney Theatre Center in Olney, Maryland.
Set "sometime between World War II and now," “A Raisin in the Sun” explores themes of family and dreams through the Younger family, a Black American family on the Southside of Chicago mourning the loss of their patriarch, Big Walter. With his death comes a life insurance payout of $10,000 - a life changing sum for the Youngers. The son, Walter Lee, wants to run his own business and earn financial independence, but his sister Beneatha dreams of attending medical school. Meanwhile, their mother Lena wants to move them all to a bigger home in a white neighborhood. What will finally allow the Youngers to move up in the world, and who will have their dreams deferred? National Players brings to life this timely classic in hopes to inspire audiences to hold onto their dreams, no matter the difficulties they face.
Says director Christopher Michael Richardson, “I hope audiences walk away from “Raisin,” with an understanding of how fraught dreams can be for families struggling against systemic racism. Even at Hansberry’s joyous conclusion, The Youngers and other families like them will have to continue fighting to keep their dreams alive. May their tenacity in the face of adversity inspire us all to boldly strive towards our own dreams and help others towards theirs along the way.”
National Players is an entirely self-contained and self-sustaining tour, meaning that the ensemble members who act in the plays also serve as the tour’s stagehands, electricians, truck drivers, wardrobe crew, and much more. It is an ensemble of true “theatre-makers” in the fullest sense of the word. National Players is a program of Olney Theatre Center, a professional, regional theatre outside of Washington, DC in Montgomery County, MD.
Sponsored by John Glenn, Blair Reid, and a Maryland State Arts Council Touring Grant. Tickets are $22 Adults / $18 ages 25 & Under and ages 60 & Up. CCAC Members get an additional 10% off. Tickets can be purchased online at CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org or by calling the box office at 410-848-7272. The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street in Downtown Westminster.
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National Players Contact: Rebecca Dzida, Community Engagement & Touring Coordinator
240-722-6016
Carroll Arts Center Contact: Rosalyn Thackston, Marketing Coordinator
rosalyn@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org
443-952-2983
National Players presents “A Raisin in the Sun” at the Carroll Arts Center
December 22, 2021 – National Players, America’s longest-running touring theatre company, will perform the award-winning play, “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, at the Carroll Arts Center on Saturday, January 22 at 7:30pm. National Players is the professional touring troupe and signature outreach program of Olney Theatre Center in Olney, Maryland.
Set "sometime between World War II and now," “A Raisin in the Sun” explores themes of family and dreams through the Younger family, a Black American family on the Southside of Chicago mourning the loss of their patriarch, Big Walter. With his death comes a life insurance payout of $10,000 - a life changing sum for the Youngers. The son, Walter Lee, wants to run his own business and earn financial independence, but his sister Beneatha dreams of attending medical school. Meanwhile, their mother Lena wants to move them all to a bigger home in a white neighborhood. What will finally allow the Youngers to move up in the world, and who will have their dreams deferred? National Players brings to life this timely classic in hopes to inspire audiences to hold onto their dreams, no matter the difficulties they face.
Says director Christopher Michael Richardson, “I hope audiences walk away from “Raisin,” with an understanding of how fraught dreams can be for families struggling against systemic racism. Even at Hansberry’s joyous conclusion, The Youngers and other families like them will have to continue fighting to keep their dreams alive. May their tenacity in the face of adversity inspire us all to boldly strive towards our own dreams and help others towards theirs along the way.”
National Players is an entirely self-contained and self-sustaining tour, meaning that the ensemble members who act in the plays also serve as the tour’s stagehands, electricians, truck drivers, wardrobe crew, and much more. It is an ensemble of true “theatre-makers” in the fullest sense of the word. National Players is a program of Olney Theatre Center, a professional, regional theatre outside of Washington, DC in Montgomery County, MD.
Sponsored by John Glenn, Blair Reid, and a Maryland State Arts Council Touring Grant. Tickets are $22 Adults / $18 ages 25 & Under and ages 60 & Up. CCAC Members get an additional 10% off. Tickets can be purchased online at CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org or by calling the box office at 410-848-7272. The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street in Downtown Westminster.
MEDIA RELEASE
MEDIA RELEASE
National Players Contact: Rebecca Dzida, Community Engagement & Touring Coordinator
National Players Contact: Rebecca Dzida, Community Engagement & Touring Coordinator
info@nationalplayers.org info@nationalplayers.org
240-722-6016
240-722-6016
Carroll Arts Center Contact: Rosalyn Thackston, Marketing Coordinator
Carroll Arts Center Contact: Rosalyn Thackston, Marketing Coordinator
rosalyn@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org
rosalyn@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org rosalyn@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org
443-952-2983
443-952-2983
National Players presents “A Raisin in the Sun” at the Carroll Arts Center
National Players presents “A Raisin in the Sun” at the Carroll Arts Center
December 22, 2021 – National Players, America’s longest-running touring theatre company, will perform the award-winning play, “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, at the Carroll Arts Center on Saturday, January 22 at 7:30pm. National Players is the professional touring troupe and signature outreach program of Olney Theatre Center in Olney, Maryland.
December 22, 2021 – National Players, America’s longest-running touring theatre company, will perform the award-winning play, “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry , at the Carroll Arts Center on Saturday, January 22 at 7:30pm . National Players is the professional touring troupe and signature outreach program of Olney Theatre Center in Olney, Maryland.
Set "sometime between World War II and now," “A Raisin in the Sun” explores themes of family and dreams through the Younger family, a Black American family on the Southside of Chicago mourning the loss of their patriarch, Big Walter. With his death comes a life insurance payout of $10,000 - a life changing sum for the Youngers. The son, Walter Lee, wants to run his own business and earn financial independence, but his sister Beneatha dreams of attending medical school. Meanwhile, their mother Lena wants to move them all to a bigger home in a white neighborhood. What will finally allow the Youngers to move up in the world, and who will have their dreams deferred? National Players brings to life this timely classic in hopes to inspire audiences to hold onto their dreams, no matter the difficulties they face.
Set "sometime between World War II and now," “A Raisin in the Sun” explores themes of family and dreams through the Younger family, a Black American family on the Southside of Chicago mourning the loss of their patriarch, Big Walter. With his death comes a life insurance payout of $10,000 - a life changing sum for the Youngers. The son, Walter Lee, wants to run his own business and earn financial independence, but his sister Beneatha dreams of attending medical school. Meanwhile, their mother Lena wants to move them all to a bigger home in a white neighborhood. What will finally allow the Youngers to move up in the world, and who will have their dreams deferred? National Players brings to life this timely classic in hopes to inspire audiences to hold onto their dreams, no matter the difficulties they face.
Says director Christopher Michael Richardson, “I hope audiences walk away from “Raisin,” with an understanding of how fraught dreams can be for families struggling against systemic racism. Even at Hansberry’s joyous conclusion, The Youngers and other families like them will have to continue fighting to keep their dreams alive. May their tenacity in the face of adversity inspire us all to boldly strive towards our own dreams and help others towards theirs along the way.”
Says director Christopher Michael Richardson , “ I hope audiences walk away from “Raisin,” with an understanding of how fraught dreams can be for families struggling against systemic racism. Even at Hansberry’s joyous conclusion, The Youngers and other families like them will have to continue fighting to keep their dreams alive. May their tenacity in the face of adversity inspire us all to boldly strive towards our own dreams and help others towards theirs along the way .”
National Players is an entirely self-contained and self-sustaining tour, meaning that the ensemble members who act in the plays also serve as the tour’s stagehands, electricians, truck drivers, wardrobe crew, and much more. It is an ensemble of true “theatre-makers” in the fullest sense of the word. National Players is a program of Olney Theatre Center, a professional, regional theatre outside of Washington, DC in Montgomery County, MD.
National Players is an entirely self-contained and self-sustaining tour, meaning that the ensemble members who act in the plays also serve as the tour’s stagehands, electricians, truck drivers, wardrobe crew, and much more. It is an ensemble of true “theatre-makers” in the fullest sense of the word. National Players is a program of Olney Theatre Center, a professional, regional theatre outside of Washington, DC in Montgomery County, MD.
Sponsored by John Glenn, Blair Reid, and a Maryland State Arts Council Touring Grant. Tickets are $22 Adults / $18 ages 25 & Under and ages 60 & Up. CCAC Members get an additional 10% off. Tickets can be purchased online at CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org or by calling the box office at 410-848-7272. The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street in Downtown Westminster.
Sponsored by John Glenn, Blair Reid, and a Maryland State Arts Council Touring Grant. Tickets are $22 Adults / $18 ages 25 & Under and ages 60 & Up. CCAC Members get an additional 10% off. Tickets can be purchased online at CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org or by calling the box office at 410-848-7272. The Carroll Arts Center is located at 91 West Main Street in Downtown Westminster. Reference Rosalyn Thackston 443-952-2983 rosalyn@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org rosalyn@CarrollCountyArtsCouncil.org https://carrollcountyartscouncil.org/ https://carrollcountyartscouncil.org/
This press release was produced by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce . The views expressed here are the author’s own.