A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun was Lilly's first stage management job outside of the university, and her first show she sound designed. The show was at the Paul Robeson Theater at the African American Cultural Center in Buffalo, New York. The show ran through June 2022.
She had to help navigate the show through a community tragedy. The production opened less than a month after a racially motivated mass shooting in a Top's grocery store in Buffalo, only two blocks from the theater. Lilly had to navigate the production through grief, tragedy, and terrorism threats.
Production Team:
Director: Yao Kahlil Newkirk
Stage Manager: Lilly Melquist
Assistant Stage Manager: Anessah Karhem
Scenic Designer: Alexis Orwick
Props Supervisor: Gillian Cavanaugh
Costume Designer: Emma Morlino
Lighting Designer: Nax Sidoni
Sound Designer: Lilly Melquist
Cast:
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Walter Lee Younger: Malik Abdus-Sabr
Linda "Mama" Younger: Linda Barr
Ruth Younger: Ginna Wilson
Travis Younger: Sean Mason Jr.
Beneatha Younger: Francesca D'Auria
Joseph Asagi: Richmond Wills
George Murchinson: Nigel Reynolds
Mrs. Johnson: Betty Bowen
Karl Linder: Geno Delmaro
Bobo: Les McDade
