A Raisin in the Sun program

Who’s Who Segun akande (Joseph Asagai/Moving Man) is thrilled to make his Arden Theatre debut.

Off-Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses,The Poet (Chester Horn Outstanding Actor) Regional: Ruined (Florida Studio Theatre), A Raisin in The Sun (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), To Kill A Mockingbird (Arrow Rock Lyceum), and Ruined (Arena Stage; 2012 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Play) directed by Charles RandolphWright (Motown). Film/TV: Sex and the City 2, Mother of George (Official Sundance selection), The Good Wife,The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and commercial and voice over work for New York/New Jersey Lottery, EPIX HD, BET, Gatorade, and Bud Light. Graduate of Duke University where he was a running back for the Blue Devils, majoring in political science. www.meetsegun.com jaleesa capri (Beneatha Younger) is a Brooklyn, NY native and a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Howard University, where she received her B.F.A. in Theatre Arts-Acting.

This versatile stage and film actress is delighted to make her Arden Theatre debut in such a timeless piece of American Theatre. Jaleesa was recently seen in the three-time AUDELCO Nominated production of August Strindberg’s Playing With Fire (Negro Ensemble Company). She is very thankful for the productions that she has been a part of thus far; as well as training institutions (such as the British-American Drama Academy in Oxford, New Federal Theatre, and The School for Film&TV) that have and are continuing to hone her artistry. Jaleesa is grateful for her supportive family and strives to be the kind of actor that makes a difference on & off the stage, in efforts to effectuate universal help and change. God is continuously blessing her and walking her down the road to success. www.jaleesacapri.com Kash goins (Bobo) is an actor, playwright and producer whose first theatrical experience was in A Raisin in the Sun as a student at Lincoln University. Several years later, he was fortunate to gain work under the direction of Walter Dallas in Sparkle,The Musical; Lazarus, Unstoned; and The Bluest Eye. In 2008 Kash founded GoKash Productions and has mounted six original self-written plays, including the 2009 NYC Downtown Urban Theatre Festival Best Play winner VI Degrees, and the 2010 Award Winning sequel VII Deadly Sins. Goins, producer of the Philly Urban Theatre Festival most recently appeared as an actor in the 2012 productions: GoKash Productions’ Topdog/Underdog at Walnut St. Theatre, Stagecrafters Theatre’s Jitney, Plays and Players’ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, and Bryana Michelle’s The Repast. leonard c. haas (Karl Lindner) is very happy to be returning to the Arden Theatre. He made his Philadelphia theatre debut here way back in 1996 and has performed at many theatres in the region since, including The Wilma, Walnut Street, New Paradise Laboratories, 1812, Bristol Riverside, Act II Playhouse, Luna Theatre, Mum Puppettheatre, Hedgerow, Lantern, Cape May Stage, and People’s Light and Theatre Co., where he has performed in over 30 productions as a member of their Resident Ensemble of Artists. Off-Broadway credits include The Little Prince at the New Victory.

Next up: Lloyd Dallas in People’s Light and Theatre Company’s Noises Off, July 2013. As always, love to my family and love to Mary Lee.