The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, Oregon Shakespeare Fest

By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Juliette Carrillo

It’s 1964, and Sidney Brustein is in his element: a Jewish intellectual in the heart of Greenwich Village, a hotbed of artists, activists and social upheaval. But nothing has brought him happiness—not his bohemian friends, his wife Iris, his failed folkie nightclub, or even his own lofty ideals. Then, when a turbulent political campaign sparks him into action and Iris begins yearning for a different life, he’s forced to decide what’s really worth fighting for. This 50th-anniversary production of a neglected classic by Lorraine Hansberry (“A Raisin in the Sun”) explores the rocky landscape of love, choices and consequences with poignancy and biting humor.