Calendar of Events
Sunday
June 23
The actors are sleeping!WTF is going on all the time, just not today — check out the rest of the week for more Festival activities.
Monday
June 24
The actors are sleeping!WTF is going on all the time, just not today — check out the rest of the week for more Festival activities.
Tuesday
June 25
- 7:30 pm A Raisin in the Sun (First Curtain)
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste, S. Epatha Merkerson
Jun 25-Jul 13
Main Stage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Francois Battiste breathe new life into this American classic. Lena Younger (Merkerson) and her son Walter Lee (Battiste) are at odds. Lena wants to use her late husband’s life insurance to move…
Wednesday
June 26
- 7:30 pm A Human Being, of a Sort (First Curtain)
A Human Being, of a Sort
WORLD PREMIERE By Jonathan Payne Directed by Whitney White
Jun 26-Jul 7
Nikos Stage
It's 1906, and at the Bronx Zoological Park, an African-American convict named “Smokey” is guarding the zoo’s most sensational exhibit: Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy. As the public’s fascination intensifies and protestors call for Ota’s release, Smokey must grapple with the fact that his own freedom depends on another black man’s captivity. Based on a…
- 7:30 pm A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste, S. Epatha Merkerson
Jun 25-Jul 13
Main Stage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Francois Battiste breathe new life into this American classic. Lena Younger (Merkerson) and her son Walter Lee (Battiste) are at odds. Lena wants to use her late husband’s life insurance to move…
Thursday
June 27
- 2:00 pm A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste, S. Epatha Merkerson
Jun 25-Jul 13
Main Stage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Francois Battiste breathe new life into this American classic. Lena Younger (Merkerson) and her son Walter Lee (Battiste) are at odds. Lena wants to use her late husband’s life insurance to move…
- 7:30 pm A Raisin in the Sun (Festival LAWNch)
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste, S. Epatha Merkerson
Jun 25-Jul 13
Main Stage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Francois Battiste breathe new life into this American classic. Lena Younger (Merkerson) and her son Walter Lee (Battiste) are at odds. Lena wants to use her late husband’s life insurance to move…
- 7:30 pm A Human Being, of a Sort (Festival LAWNch)
A Human Being, of a Sort
WORLD PREMIERE By Jonathan Payne Directed by Whitney White
Jun 26-Jul 7
Nikos Stage
It's 1906, and at the Bronx Zoological Park, an African-American convict named “Smokey” is guarding the zoo’s most sensational exhibit: Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy. As the public’s fascination intensifies and protestors call for Ota’s release, Smokey must grapple with the fact that his own freedom depends on another black man’s captivity. Based on a…
Friday
June 28
- 8:00 pm A Human Being, of a Sort
A Human Being, of a Sort
WORLD PREMIERE By Jonathan Payne Directed by Whitney White
Jun 26-Jul 7
Nikos Stage
It's 1906, and at the Bronx Zoological Park, an African-American convict named “Smokey” is guarding the zoo’s most sensational exhibit: Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy. As the public’s fascination intensifies and protestors call for Ota’s release, Smokey must grapple with the fact that his own freedom depends on another black man’s captivity. Based on a…
- 8:00 pm A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste, S. Epatha Merkerson
Jun 25-Jul 13
Main Stage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Francois Battiste breathe new life into this American classic. Lena Younger (Merkerson) and her son Walter Lee (Battiste) are at odds. Lena wants to use her late husband’s life insurance to move…
Saturday
June 29
- 3:30 pm A Human Being, of a Sort
A Human Being, of a Sort
WORLD PREMIERE By Jonathan Payne Directed by Whitney White
Jun 26-Jul 7
Nikos Stage
It's 1906, and at the Bronx Zoological Park, an African-American convict named “Smokey” is guarding the zoo’s most sensational exhibit: Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy. As the public’s fascination intensifies and protestors call for Ota’s release, Smokey must grapple with the fact that his own freedom depends on another black man’s captivity. Based on a…
- 3:30 pm A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste, S. Epatha Merkerson
Jun 25-Jul 13
Main Stage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Francois Battiste breathe new life into this American classic. Lena Younger (Merkerson) and her son Walter Lee (Battiste) are at odds. Lena wants to use her late husband’s life insurance to move…
- 8:00 pm A Human Being, of a Sort
A Human Being, of a Sort
WORLD PREMIERE By Jonathan Payne Directed by Whitney White
Jun 26-Jul 7
Nikos Stage
It's 1906, and at the Bronx Zoological Park, an African-American convict named “Smokey” is guarding the zoo’s most sensational exhibit: Ota Benga, a Congolese pygmy. As the public’s fascination intensifies and protestors call for Ota’s release, Smokey must grapple with the fact that his own freedom depends on another black man’s captivity. Based on a…
- 8:00 pm A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry Directed by Robert O’Hara Featuring Francois Battiste, S. Epatha Merkerson
Jun 25-Jul 13
Main Stage
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner S. Epatha Merkerson and Francois Battiste breathe new life into this American classic. Lena Younger (Merkerson) and her son Walter Lee (Battiste) are at odds. Lena wants to use her late husband’s life insurance to move…
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