A Reader's Guide to Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the SunAuthor: Pamela Loos
ISBN-13: 978-0-7660-2830-2
Publication Year: 2008
Interest Level: Grades 9-12
Page Count: 128
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun was a landmark play. In addition to being the first play by an African-American woman to appear on Broadway, it was also directed by an African-American man, Lloyd Richards, and all but one of the actors in the production were African-American. The play became the first African-American play to gain national acclaim and broke Broadway records.
Interest Level: Grades 9-12
Page Count: 128
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun was a landmark play. In addition to being the first play by an African-American woman to appear on Broadway, it was also directed by an African-American man, Lloyd Richards, and all but one of the actors in the production were African-American. The play became the first African-American play to gain national acclaim and broke Broadway records.
