LORRAINE HANSBERRY'S | me 2a RAISIN DIRECTED BY HARRY J. ELAM, JR. PRODUCTION PROGRAM | STANFORD TAPS aHarlem, or A Dream Deferred by LANGSTON HUGHES ‘What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? (Or fester like a sore— ‘And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? (Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? ‘Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?TABLE OF CONTENTS ARAISIN IN THE SUN PRODUCTION PROGRAM 04 22 27 PRODUCTION CREDITS Cast, Crew, and Creative Team 31 HANSBERRY’S PRESCIENCE AND RELEVANCE o by Haery Elam, J, Director DRAMATURG NOTE 47 by Danee Conley, Dramaturg THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF LORRAINE HANSBERRY by Jennifer DeVere Brody A NOTE FROM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR by Sean Howard STUDENT CAST REFLECTIONS by Danielle Stagger, Irie Evans, and Gianna Clark THE MAKING OF A Look Behind the Seehes WHO's WHO Artist Biographies TAPS PRODUCTION TEAM Department Production Staff