Contemporary Stagings
The 2014 Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun starred what actor as Walter Lee Younger?
Who is Denzel Washington?
Where was the playwright born?
What is Chicago, Illinois
How long did the play run for on Broadway?
What is 1959 -1960?
What is the small, realistic space that the Younger family calls home?
What is the apartment?
Lorraine Hansberry, the writer of A Raisin in the Sun, was one of the first Black women to have a play produced on this major stage
What is broadway?
This actress, known for voicing a Disney princess, played Beneatha Younger in the 2014 revival.
Who is Anika Noni Rose?
What did Lorraine Hansberry die from?
What is pancreatic cancer?
What was one of the theatres called?
What is the Ethel Barrymore theatre or Belasco Theatre?
What is the item that is hung above the front entrance of the apartment?
What is a portrait of Christ?
This social concept, involving unequal social levels and wealth, is explored in the play.
What is class difference?
The 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun won three Tony awards. Name one of the three awards.
What is Best Direction of a Play, Best Featured Actress, or Best Revival?
What was her husbands name?
Who is Robert Nemiroff?
How many credits did the set designer Ralph Alswang have?
What is over 100 credits?
Who is the character that owns the plant that symoblizes family, dreams and hope for the future?
Who is Mama?
One reason A Raisin in the Sun was seen as revolutionary was because it introduced white audiences to Black culture and issues they were previously this.
What is unfamiliar with?
This 2022 Off-Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun was praised by biographer Imani Perry as “the closest to Lorraine’s vision” due to its unflinching depiction of threats faced in which fictional neighborhood?
What is Clybourne Park?
Where did Lorraine Hansberry attend college?
What is University of Wisconsin-Madison?
What are some details that the set had?
What is old checkered wallpaper, everything is knit close together, shower in the corner?
Who is the family member that's hair symbolizes identity?
Who is Beneatha?
While some praised the play’s universal themes, others criticized it for being what?
What is too radical?
Despite speculation, the 2022 Off-Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun never transferred to Broadway, likely due to these.
What are Harsh Reviews?
What poem is the title of the play from?
What is Harlem?
What was the Ethel Barrymore theatre named after?
Who is an actress, who passed away in 1959?
What does the Younger family value above everything?
What is family?
This type of conflict between younger and older family members is a central theme in A Raisin in the Sun.
What is generational conflict?