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''A Raisin in the Sun'' is a play by American playwright Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story is based upon a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood.
 
''A Raisin in the Sun'' is a play by American playwright Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story is based upon a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood.
  
Performed by students of the [[Wits School of Dramatic Arts]], directed by [[Maishe Maponya]], in 1992. Set designed by [[Paul Roumanoff]].
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Performed by students of the [[[[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art|Wits School of Dramatic Art]], directed by [[Maishe Maponya]], in 1992. Set designed by [[Paul Roumanoff]].
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Revision as of 11:41, 28 September 2013

A Raisin in the Sun is a play by American playwright Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story is based upon a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood.

Performed by students of the [[Wits School of Dramatic Art, directed by Maishe Maponya, in 1992. Set designed by Paul Roumanoff.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun

The Citizen, 21 August 1992.


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