Lorraine Hansberry Theatre

Founded in 1981, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (LHT) is an African-American theatre company located in San Francisco and named after the revolutionary playwright. The core mission of LHT is to create theatrical works by, for, and about the Black experience, and provide employment and career-building career opportunities for actors, directors, designers, and technicians from the BIPOC community. LHT prioritizes the work of Black and femme-identifying playwrights by bringing their stories to the community. LHT draws from the cultural and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area to enrich and strengthen the performing arts—actively seeking and participating in collaboration with Bay Area Arts institutions and other related organizations.