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A Raisin in the Sun

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This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school.

The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Sacrifice, trust and love among the Younger family and their heroic struggle to retain dignity in a harsh and changing world is a searing and timeless document of hope and inspiration. Winner of the NY Drama Critic's Award as Best Play of the Year, it has been hailed as a "pivotal play in the history of the American Black theatre." by Newsweek and "a milestone in the American Theatre." by Ebony.
A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay

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The Unfilmed Original Screenplay of an American classic.

This is a landmark volume of the epic, original film script written by Lorraine Hansberry, adapted from her stage play. But movie audiences did not know that nearly a third of her powerful screenplay had been cut. This edition restores all of these deletions and delivers the screenplay that is true to Hansberry's vision.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (Signet Classics)

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This is the story of a young woman born in Chicago who came to New York, won fame with her play, A Raisin in the Sun--and went on to new heights of artistry before her tragic death. In turns angry, loving, bitter, laughing, and defiantly proud, the story, voice, and message are all Lorraine Hansberry's own, coming together in one of the major works of the black experience in mid-century America.

A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

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By the time of her death thirty years ago, at the tragically young age of thirty-four, Lorraine Hansberry had created two electrifying masterpieces of the American theater. With A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry gave this country its most movingly authentic portrayal of black family life in the inner city. Barely five years later, with The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window, Hansberry gave us an unforgettable portrait of a man struggling with his individual fate in an age of racial and social injustice. These two plays remain milestones in the American theater, remarkable not only for their historical value but for their continued ability to engage the imagination and the heart.

With an Introduction by Robert Nemiroff
'A Raisin in the Sun' by Lorraine Hansberry - a Critical Essay

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A critical essay in this influential American drama set during the Civil Rights era.
A critical essay in this influential American drama set during the Civil Rights era.
Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays: The Drinking Gourd/What Use Are Flowers?

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Here are Lorraine Hansberry's last three plays--Les Blancs, The Drinking Gourd, and What Use Are Flowers?--representing the capstone of her achievement. Includes a new preface by Jewell Gresham Nemiroff and a revised introduction by Margaret B. Wilkerson.

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Hansberry Baldwin Ensemble celebrates those who are young, gifted ... - Chicago Defender
Chicago Defender,  United States - May 26, 2009
Hansberry Baldwin Ensemble celebrates those who are young, gifted by Shamontiel L. Vaughn On Sunday afternoon, 20 Hansberry Baldwin Ensemble actors from nine years old to adults, celebrated playwright Lorraine Hansberry's legacy with the performance entitled “To Be Young, Gifted and Black.” Taking on various writings

Grant to stock school library with classic play - Rocky Mount Telegram
Rocky Mount Telegram, NC - May 25, 2009
Grant to stock school library with classic playThe school's library will receive 25 copies of the play along with a biography about its author, Lorraine Hansberry. Students became interested in the play after watching a film version featuring music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, Stone said.

Zakiyyah Alexander's SWEET MALADIES Wins ACT New Play Award ... - Broadway World
Broadway World, NY - May 20, 2009
Zakiyyah Alexander's SWEET MALADIES Wins ACT New Play Award Alexander is an award-winning playwright who has been the recipient of the Lorraine Hansberry Prize, Stellar Network Award, Theodore Ward Prize, and Jackson Phelan Award. Her work is included in the current edition of New Monologues for Women by Women,

Theatre tells tale of Demon Barber - Natchez Democrat
Natchez Democrat, MS - May 25, 2009
Theatre tells tale of Demon Barber the period comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest;” NLT's original holiday musical classic, “A Natchez Christmas Carol,” by Layne Taylor; Lorraine Hansberry's drama, “A Raisin in the Sun;” the rowdy musical, “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” in

The almanac
United Press International - May 19, 2009
They include American-born Nancy Astor, the first woman member of the British Parliament, in 1879; Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh in 1890; Black Muslim leader Malcolm X in 1925; playwright Lorraine Hansberry ("A Raisin in the Sun") in 1930;