![]() The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. When her deceased husband’s insurance money comes through, Mama Lena dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago, but Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans – buying a liquor store and being his own man. Set in Chicago’s South Side, the play 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. The first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun has been making its mark on the theatrical world since 1959. ![]() (Full-Length Play, Drama / 3f, 7m, 1 boy) Take a moment to celebrate some of her key pieces below. Though she died at age 34, and only two of the plays below were produced during her lifetime, Hansberry changed the face of American theatre, and she continues to make a mark on stages around the world. ![]() ![]() Recognized as one of America’s most revered playwrights, Lorraine Hansberry has articulated stories of the Black American community with love, care and compassion, bringing them to the stage to roaring reviews. ![]()
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