A Raisin in the Sun (Harlem Rep) NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if You'd enjoy a plot about a family on/below the poverty line, dealing with race and financial struggles. Some really impressive performances.

Don't see it if You are looking for polish.. It's a really low budget production in a middle school theater-- so if you can be ok with that-- go see it!

See it if you enjoy well-written family drama, even if the acting isn't quite as good.

Don't see it if you are a fan of the play and might bristle at a somewhat non-traditional staging.

See it if If you love dramas that tell revolutionary stories, have in-depth characters and poetic lines within the text;

Don't see it if If you're looking for a regularly structured plot line with a climax that gives great effect on the entire show;

See it if You like community theatre

Don't see it if You're expecting special effects

See it if See it with new eyes understanding what was happening then and now.

Don't see it if If you don't like plays about Black people trying to get ahead in life.

See it if you want to see a decently done off off Broadway production of this beautiful story

Don't see it if you're expecting fantastic performances

See it if You must see this classic play and you're willing to forgive many amateur elements, or you want to support HRT.

Don't see it if you're expecting polish of any kind. The blocking was odd, the costumes were just plain bad, some performances were wooden, some adequate.

See it if You don’t mind actors who cannot project voice properly, miss their cue a lot, yell without intention; Is this a new cast? Doesn’t match 86

Don't see it if The theatre is dreadful - hot without ac, noise from the street, projector turned on by accident breaking the make-believe.. Read more