Named after activist-playwright Lorraine Hansberry, the Hansberry Project is a professional Black theatre company dedicated to the artistic exploration of African American life, history and culture. Our mission is to make significant and long-lasting contributions to the vitality of Seattle's performing arts community by producing work that is stimulating, relevant, emotionally satisfying, culturally specific, multi-faceted, entertaining, and artistically excellent. To that end, we are committed to producing the best plays of the Black theatre, classics and new works alike. In partnership with ACT, the Hansberry Project will produce a mainstage show, workshops, and other community-related activities during ACT's season. Our hope is that this theatre will become a center where the entire community can be enriched by the voices of professional Black artists, reflecting our autonomous concerns, investigations, dreams, and artistic expression.

What's Happening Now

Fathers and Sons by Michael Bradford
April 25 - May 25, 2008
In The Allen Theatre
Presented by The Hansberry Project at ACT

A World Premiere!
Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton
What is it to be a "father", a "son", a "husband", a "man"? Marcus, his father Leon, and grandfather Benard confront a history of absence, mistakes, mistrust, and broken promises as they strive to redefine themselves as fathers and sons. Pitch-perfect writing peppered with wry humor and soaring bursts of dialogue brings the characters into sharp relief. Initially wary of each other, they come together in the midst of a family crisis and ultimately discover that "Ain't nothing a good love cain't heal."

Contact Us

The Hansberry Project at ACT
Kreielsheimer Place
700 Union Street
Seattle WA 98101-4037
Phone: (206) 292-7660 ext 1225
Fax: (206) 292-7670
E-mail: valviv@hansberryproject.org
We can also be reached at:
vcurtisnewton@acttheatre.org or vphillips@acttheatre.org