(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) -- Dunbar Repertory Company presents A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry across two weekends from February 14-22, 2026 at the Middletown Arts Center. Set on Chicago's South Side, Hansberry's celebrated play concerns the divergent dreams and conflicts in three generations of the Younger family: Son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena.
When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. Hansberry’s portrait of one family’s struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration.
The production is directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr.
Performances take place Saturday, February 14 at 3:00pm & 8:00pm; Sunday, February 15 at 4:00pm; Saturday, February 21 at 3:00pm & 8:00pm; and Sunday, February 22 at 4:00pm. Tickets are $22 and available for purchase online or by calling the box office at (732) 706-4100. Middletown Arts Center is located at 36 Church Street in Middletown, New Jersey.
There is a Valentine's Day Special with tickets at just $15 for each performance on Saturday, February 14th.
Tickets are General Admission. Seating is first-come, first-serve. If you require accessible seating, please call the Box Office at (732) 706-4100 and they will happily accommodate you and reserve your seat
Known to residents of Central New Jersey as “Monmouth County’s African American Theater Company”, Dunbar Repertory Company is committed to its mission of perpetuating an appreciation of cultural diversity and celebrating African American culture through LIVE literary readings, main stage theatrical productions, education programs and services.
The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is an award-winning, state-of-the-art facility in Middletown, New Jersey that offers performances, exhibits, classes, demonstrations and camps centering on the arts. Its convenient location across from the Middletown train station on Church Street enables easy access and its expanded MAC Annex Education Building is minutes away next to the Middletown Reformed Church. The MAC is operated by a non-profit 501c3, the Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council dedicated to bringing quality arts programming and events to Middletown and surrounding communities.
Visit middletownarts.org for more information and to join their mailing list for updates on classes, camps and activities at the Middletown Arts Center.
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