The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre is named after the acclaimed playwright of "A Raisin in the Sun". She wrote the play while living in Bay Area. 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. The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre is the first African-American arts institution to be located in downtown San Francisco. For 30 years, The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre has celebrated the African-American experience - an American experience - on stage in the San Francisco Bay Area. Described as the
A Walk in the Sun (1945 film) men to the beach while he tries to find the company commander and confirm their orders. First aid man McWilliams (Sterling Holloway) remains with Rand, and the rest of the men hit the beach and dig in while trying to elude the shelling and machine-gun fire. Sgt. Bill Tyne (Dana Andrews, a corporal in the novel) wonders what they will do if Halverson does not return, and after the sun rises, the sergeants send the men into the woods to protect them from enemy aircraft. Tyne remains on the beach to wait for Halverson, but learns from McWilliams that both