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5 days ago · A Raisin in the Sun opened at the Barrymore Theatre in New York on March 11, 1959, to great popular and critical success. It was the first play written by an African American to be produced on Broadway and the first to be directed by an African American in over half a century.
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5 days ago · A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Lloyd Richards and starring Sidney Poitier, opens on Broadway, wins the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and runs for 530 performances. 1960. Hansberry writes two screenplays of A Raisin in the Sun, both of which are rejected by Columbia Pictures; her third, least controversial screenplay is accepted.
5 days ago · In A Raisin in the Sun, the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway, she drew upon the lives of the working-class black people who rented from her father and who went to school with her on Chicago’s South Side. She also used members of her family as inspiration for her characters.
23 hours ago · Theatrical Outfit is opening its new season with “A Raisin in the Sun,” running through Sept. 29. It’s a classic American play written by Lorraine Hansberry. It opened on Broadway in 1959. The story tells of a Black American family’s attempt to improve their financial circumstances while facing housing discrimination, racism and ...
2 days ago · Sixty-five years later, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, written by Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), the first black, female playwright to have a play on Broadway, reveals universal truths about humanity that ...
5 days ago · Historical Context for Themes from A Raisin in the Sun. The following box contains links to references sources, websites, articles, and books to help you explore your various topic areas present in A Raisin in the Sun. Use the tabs to browse and view different resources.
5 days ago · A Raisin in the Sun is one of the great classics in American theater, produced year-round across the nation. The strength of the story means it’s difficult to do a poor job with Lorraine Hansberry’s seminal work, but, due to its ubiquity, individual productions have to work harder to differentiate….
