Lorraine Vivian Hansberry

2014 - A Raisin In The Sun Cast Members: Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, David Cromer, Bryce ClydeJenkins, Sophie Okonedo, Anika Noni Rose Stephen Tyrone Williams, Jason Dirden,Stephen Mckinley Henderson A Raisin In The Sun Creative Team Author: Lorraine Hansberry Director: Kenny Leon Set Design: Mark Thompson Costume Design: Ann Roth Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt

April 4, 2014 – A Raisin In The Sun Cast Members:
Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, David Cromer, Bryce Clyde Jenkins, Sophie Okonedo, Anika Noni Rose Stephen Tyrone Williams, Jason Dirden, Stephen Mckinley Henderson
A Raisin In The Sun Creative Team
Author: Lorraine Hansberry
Director: Kenny Leon
Set Design: Mark Thompson
Costume Design: Ann Roth
Lighting Design: Brian MacDevitt

David Cromer as Karl Lindner, Bryce Clyde Jenkins as Travis Younger, LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Lena Younger, Anika Noni Rose as Beneatha Younger, Denzel Washington as Walter Younger and Sophie Okonedo as Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun

David Cromer as Karl Lindner, Bryce Clyde Jenkins as Travis Younger, LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Lena Younger, Anika Noni Rose as Beneatha Younger, Denzel Washington as Walter Younger and Sophie Okonedo as Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun

Sophie Okonedo as Ruth Younger, Denzel Washington as Walter Younger and Anika Noni Rose as Beneatha Younger

Sophie Okonedo as Ruth Younger, Denzel Washington as Walter Younger and Anika Noni Rose as Beneatha Younger

Denzel Washington as Walter Younger and LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Lena Younger

Denzel Washington as Walter Younger and LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Lena Younger

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Opening night  April 23, 2014, at the Barrymore Theatre 

OPENING NIGHT

Broadway revival of

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun

Denzel Washington and Company Take the Stage as A Raisin in the Sun Opens on Broadway Kenny Leon's revival of Lorraine Hansberry's drama also stars LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sophie Okonedo, and Anika Noni Rose.

Denzel Washington and Company Take the Stage as A Raisin in the Sun Opens on Broadway
Kenny Leon’s revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s drama also stars LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sophie Okonedo, and Anika Noni Rose.

Raisin director Kenny Leon shares a photo with playwright Lorraine Hansberry's sister, Mamie (left), and Joi Gresham, the director of the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust.

Raisin director Kenny Leon shares a photo with playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s sister, Mamie (left), and Joi Gresham, the director of the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust.

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award, 2020, 2021, and 2022 ENCORE AWARD / The Actors Fund and winner of the 2022.

Recently, he won the 2022 Legend Award from his alma mater Ohio University.

He is the 2021 winner of the Paul Robeson Award, presented (jointly) by the Actors Equity Association and the Actors Equity Foundation.

Research Accomplishments:
His extensive professional credits as a Director, Stage manager, and Actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional) As an actor he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Another World, Guiding Light, The Cosby Show, and the ITV television series "Special Needs" and commercials and film.

Professor Shields is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the American Guild of Musical Artists performance unions and an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

He began his artistic academic career in New York City at Playwrights Horizon, The South Bronx Action Theatre, and Mind Builders, and then was invited to join the teaching staff at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival). He represented the United States for Theatre Young Audiences at the ASSITEJ Theatre Festival in London, England.

He has been a Professor and Visiting Artist at Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Randolph- Macon College, Susquehanna University, and SUNY Potsdam.

He holds B.F.A and M.F.A, Degrees from Ohio University.

Website(s)

Iforcolor.org [Research]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Ricardo_Shields [Career]