Melanye Finister played Beneatha Younger in People’s Light & Theatre Company’s A Raisin in the Sun. More than 30 years later, when People’s Light approached her to return to the play, she wondered why ...

Dear Readers, in the past I’ve talked about plays that are essential for your theatrical education, plays that are just good ...

That is the word that comes to mind after watching People’s Light’s production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin ... the Sun at 27 years old. The title is pulled from a line of Langston Hughes’ poem ...

Set on Chicago’s South Side, Lorraine ... for best play in 1959, marking a major achievement for Hansberry and a pivotal moment for African American storytelling in the theater. "A Raisin ...

In 1964, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” shocked critics and fans who expected another Black story following “A Raisin in the Sun ... production of Lorraine Hansberry’s ...

George Monbiot. As Radio 3 broadcasts Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun as the Sunday Drama hear theatre directors Kwame Kwei-Armah, Yael Farber and Dawn Walton and historians Kit Davis ...

racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better life. Adapted for the screen from Lorraine Hansberry's play, this is a moving portrait of dreams deferred.