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Recently viewed. A Raisin in the Sun: Directed by Bill Duke. With Starletta DuPois, Lou Ferguson, John Fiedler, Danny Glover. A substantial insurance payment could mean either financial salvation or personal ruin for a poor Black family.
"American Playhouse" A Raisin in the Sun (TV Episode 1989) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
MLA: “American Playhouse; No. 324; A Raisin in the Sun; Part 1.” 1989-02-01. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 9, 2024.
Nov 12, 2019 · Subscribed. 12K. 1.1M views 4 years ago. Raisin in the Sun is a 1989 TV adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 Broadway play (previously filmed in 1962). An African-American family...
Feb 1, 1989 · Tonight's ''American Playhouse'' adaptation, based on the 1986 Roundabout Theater production, includes material that had been cut in earlier incarnations, including an effective few moments in...
You'll meet an entirely new character, Esther's neighbor and friend, who provides an interesting viewpoint on the family's desire to move to a white neighborhood. You'll also see more scenes with Kim and her suitor, Lou Ferguson. In the 1961 film, the sister's character was definitely reduced to a supporting role.
The screenplay of Raisin (the film was released in 1960) is altered in many ways. In Act I, Scene 1, Walter Lee gives Travis a dollar (that he can ill afford). In the complete version and in the American Playhouse presentation, Walter Lee returns to ask Ruth for fifty cents for carfare to work. This is omitted from the screenplay.
Feb 1, 1989 · By SYLVIE DRAKE. Feb. 1, 1989 12 AM PT. Times Theater Writer. If you loved the Roundabout Theatre’s 25th anniversary production of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” you’ll love...
Jun 30, 2011 · Nominations Year: 1989. Cast or Show: Show Nominee. Nominee Person Details: Greg Cook. Ron Graft. Gregory Harms. Kenneth Patterson. Mark Sanford. Show Details: A RAISIN IN THE SUN AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE. PBS. Award Category: Outstanding Technical Direction Camerawork Video Control For A Miniseries Movie Or A Special.
A Raisin in the Sun was first produced in 1959 and anticipates many of the issues which were to divide American culture during the decade of the 1960s. Lorraine Hansberry, the playwright, was an unknown dramatist who achieved unprecedented success when her play became a Broadway sensation.
