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Last week, we honored the great Lorraine Hansberry–first Black queer playwright to have a show produced on Broadway–by premiering student monologues inspired by Hansberry’s work at our theater!

We want to give flowers to our VP of Edu/school Engagement Courtney J. Boddie (We Vaxxed), along with our wonderful Education dept, for successfully launching the “Speak Up Act Out:Celebrating Student Voices!” event last night! Event was in partnership with The Lillys and instagram.com/24hourplays

More events coming up! Please join us!

On June 9th, the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative 'To Sit A While' Sculpture by Alison Saar was unveiled in Times Square. We captured some special moments from that day! Please take a look: youtu.be/b5jj1ycwlCA

Today thru 6/29! Check out The Lillys #LorraineHansberry sculpture installation in the scenic uplands of Pier 5 Brooklyn Bridge Park. Come by on 6/29 at 1pm to experience a special Brooklyn Poetry Slam presented in partnership with BRIC and hosted by @mobrowne and JivePoetic.

Thirteen years ago, The Lillys set out to clarify that women are not second class artists. Today we find it shameful and unimaginable that we need to state that women are not second class citizens. (1/2)

It is a fundamental right for human beings to have dominion over their own bodies. The Lillys resolve to continue to support women’s stories on stage and also, to condemn this Supreme Court for the erosion of womens' freedom in this nation. (2/2)

DGF Emergency Grant applications are open to dramatists in states where reproductive healthcare is, or will soon be, banned or limited; and could provide financial assistance for abortion, contraception, related procedures and travel expenses. Apply here: dgf.org/emergency-gran…

The national tour begins! Check out this article to read more about it American Theatre #lorrainehansberryinitiative americantheatre.org/2022/07/12/lor…

⚡️THE WORD IS OUT!⚡️ We're throwing a party w/ @krsmradio on Aug. 20th to celebrate our 30th Anniversary, KRSM’s 5th, and the arrival of The Lillys's ‘To Sit Awhile’ statue by Alison Saar! More details @ pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/lhi/ #sitawhileandthink

Inspired by a #LorraineHansberry quote, the chairs of The Lillys’s ‘To Sit Awhile’ sculpture by #AlisonSaar will be elevated by contributions from a curated selection of artists known as the Audacious Artist Series! More info: pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/lhi/. #sitawhileandthink

.#ToSitAwhile's Stool, standing for #LorraineHansberry’s contributions as a feminist & early LGBTQ activist, is represented with the work of the incredible Sharon Bridgforth! Check out her work at our Block Party on August 20th: pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/lhi/

Are you audacious enough to think of yourself as an artist? Meet our Audacious Artist Salon, discussing and honoring the legacy of #LorraineHansberry with The Lillys's 'To Sit Awhile' sculpture by Alison Saar.

You can experience “To Sit A While,” a monument of Lorraine Hansberry created by artist Alison Saar, today at Inside Out, a block party at Pillsbury House + Theatre. Aug. 20, 1-6 p.m. bit.ly/3SU0wPT

View the digital story map “Another Look at Lorraine Hansberry” to learn more about Hansberry and interact with the content featured around the “To Sit Awhile” installation. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9f80cb…

TODAY FROM 1-6PM, join us for a bouncy castle, live radio, free food, rollerskating, books, face painting -- and a whole lot more! Have a special PH+T KRSM 98.9 FM Radio For All! memory to share? Leave us a voicemail or text 612-208-3808 and it may end up live on air today!

The Office Chair of the The Lillys's #ToSitAwhile highlights the work of Tracey Williams-Dillard, the fearless leader of Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, Minnesota's oldest Black-owned newspaper. Find more information and explore her contribution here: pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/lhi/

Tmrw we say goodbye to Lorraine! Stop by our parking lot just south of 3501 Chicago Avenue to experience the legacy of Broadway's first Black female playwright and admire Alison Saar's sculpture up close. Photo by Bruce Silcox: pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org/lhi_homepage/ #tositawhile The Lillys

Congrats to the inaugural recipients of The Lillys’s Hansberry Lilly Playwriting Fellowship a truly career and life shifting opportunity for women and non binary playwrights of color. Congrats to Amalia Oliva Rojas & Danielle Stagge! Can’t wait to read! playbill.com/article/the-li…

We are proud to announce the inaugural Hansberry Lilly Playwright Fellowship recipients Amalia Oliva Rojas & Danielle Stagger! Writers will receive $25k/year for grad school. bit.ly/444h24K #lorrainehansberryinitiative #hansberrylillyplaywrightfellowship