Lorraine Hansberry Theatre

[2] Since being founded in 1981, The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre has mounted productions that have included performances by Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Danny Glover and Ntozake Shange.

[3] In 1991 African-American playwright Robert Alexander challenged the work of Harriet Beecher Stowe with a production at The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre examining stereotypes in the cabin of Uncle Tom.

The lease was scheduled to expire at the end of the following month (July 2007) and instead of a renewal, the space was going to be purchased by the Academy of Art University.

The contacts for Mayor [Gavin Newsom], members of San Francisco’s board of supervisors the president of the Academy of Art, Elisa Stephens was advertised on the theatre’s website in hopes of encouraging support for their cause.

Executive Director Quentin Easter stated that the company expected to stay at this theatre “for the foreseeable future.

"(Quentin) Easter co-founded Lorraine Hansberry Theatre with Stanley E. Williams in 1981, and served as its Executive Director since that time.

"[9] The remainder of the season featured Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond (The Bluest Eye) and leading local actor Margo Hall in Fabulation by Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (Ruined, Intimate Apparel).