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- Writer: Lorraine Hansberry
- Setting: Chicago
- Premiere date: March 11, 1959
- Adaptations: 1961 Film, 1989 Made-for-TV Film, 2008 Made-for-TV Film
- New York Drama Critics' Circle Best Play of 1959 The New York Drama Critics Circle: Past Awards
- First Broadway play written by an African-American womanThe LA Times: A Raisin in the Sun(February 25, 2008)
- Title taken from the Langston Hughes poem, HarlemThe LA Times: A Raisin in the Sun(February 25, 2008)
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A Raisin in the Sun is a 1959 American play written by Lorraine Hansberry. The story involves the Youngers—an African-American family headed by Walter Lee, his wife Ruth and his mother Lena. They buy a house using Lena's late husband's insurance. The house, however, is in a racist, all-Caucasian neighborhood. A Raisin in the Sun has had three separate runs on Broadway. The first began in 1959, the second in 1973 and the third in 2004.
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Characters
- Walter Lee Younger - Father
- Ruth Younger - Walter's wife
- Beneatha Younger - Walter's sister
- Lena Younger - Walter's mother
- Travis Younger - Walter and Ruth's son
- Joseph Asagi - Younger family friend
- Karl Linder - Younger family neighbor
Tony Awards
The 2004 production of A Raisin in the Sun received four Tony Awards nominations in 2004, winning two of them.Official Site: Congratulations to our 2004 Tony Award Winners! Phylicia Rashad won for Best Actress in a Play, while both Sanaa Lathan and Audra McDonald were nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play; Audra McDonald won the award. The other nomination was for Best Revival of a Play.
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A Raisin in the Sun Play Questions
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A Raisin in the Sun in TV and Films
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1961: A Raisin in the Sun
- 1989: A Raisin in the Sun
- 2008: A Raisin in the Sun
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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At the play " A Raisin in the Sun" to support a good friend of mines..great play..I remember when I played Beneatha now I can watch lol ~WES
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Showing the @iamdiddy & @justsanaa version of "A Raisin in the Sun" to my drama class in prep. for them acting out scenes from the play.
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Busy day...off to mtgs...then big conf call with my boss (wish me luck!)...then lil sister's play...she's lead in A Raisin in the Sun...
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#randomthought how u go from playin Bobo in raisin in the sun....the play ends and u throw on a Northface and a Coufi
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ACTOR NEEDED NOW (DC): Actor needed to play Walter Lee Younger from Raisin In The Sun in a few scenes to be sho.. http://bit.ly/3vPPhz
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