Events and Programs

These events took place in spring 2003.

Dramatic Reading from A Raisin in the Sun
Sunday, April 6, 1:00 p.m.
DePaul University
Everyone is welcome to enjoy this performance of key scenes from A Raisin in the Sun by DePaul students and staff followed by a discussion with the cast.

Goodman Theatre All-Star Reading of A Raisin in the Sun
Monday, April 7, 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library Center
Join us for a free concert reading of A Raisin in the Sun directed by Chuck Smith, the director of The Goodman Theatre’s award-winning May 2000 production. An all-star company will perform this American classic at the Harold Washington Library Center. The event is sponsored by The Goodman Theatre’s honorary chairman Albert Ivar Goodman.

Chicago Playwright: Lorraine Hansberry
Tuesday, April 8, 6:00 p.m.
DePaul University
Join a panel of distinguished DePaul faculty for a lively discussion of Lorraine Hansberry, Chicago and A Raisin in the Sun.

The Door to Open Housing: Hansberry V. Lee
Tuesday, April 8, 6:00 p.m.
Local attorneys discuss the impact of this landmark Supreme Court decision that led to racially restrictive covenants being declared unconstitutional. Panelists will include retired Alderman Leon DesPres; Truman K. Gibson, Jr., the plaintiff’s sole surviving attorney; retired U.S. District Court Judge George Leighton and retired Illinois Supreme Court Justice Seymour Simon. Moderated by former CBA President Chester L. Blair. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association.

Brick by Brick: Housing and Race in Chicago Public Library
Wednesday, April 9, 6:00 p.m.
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library Center
How far have we come? How far have we yet to go? Join us for a panel discussion of race-based segregation in Chicago housing moderated by Cheryl Corley, reporter for National Public Radio. Co-sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves.

Music Box Theatre Screening of A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, 11:30 a.m.
Admission is $6.50.

Chicago Public Library is pleased to present two film adaptations of Lorraine Hansberry’s play:

1961 Film Adaptation
Starring Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil
(128 min.)

• Wednesday, April 9
  • 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m.
    Harold Washington Library Center
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Hall Branch
• Thursday, April 10
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Woodson Regional Library
• Saturday, April 12
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Sulzer Regional Library
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Harold Washington Library Center

1989 American Playhouse Film Adaptation
Staring Danny Glover and Esther Rolle
(165 min.)
Public performance rights granted by Monterey Video.

• Thursday, April 10
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Sulzer Regional Library
• Saturday, April 12
  • 1:00 p.m.
    Woodson Regional Library
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Hall Branch
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Harold Washington Library Center