• The Play Podcast - 092 - A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry

  • Feb 10 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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The Play Podcast - 092 - A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry

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  • Episode 092: A Raisin in the Sun by Lorainne Hansberry

    Host: Douglas Schatz
    Guest: Tinuke Craig

    Welcome to The Play Podcast where we explore the greatest new and classic plays. Each episode we choose a single play to talk about in depth with our expert guest. We’ll discuss the play’s origins, its themes, characters, structure and impact. For us the play is the thing.

    When Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun opened in New York in 1959, its author became the first African-American woman to have a play on Broadway, and this with her debut at age of 29. The play was ground-breaking for its realist portait of a black working-class family, spotlighting their personal dreams and the public prejudice they confront.

    We recorded this episode shortly after an acclaimed new production of the play completed its run at the Lyric Hammersmith theatre in London, and I am delighted to talk with the production’s director, Tinuke Craig, about this landmark play.
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