A Raisin in the SunForeword by Jewell Handy Gresham-Nemiroff
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Margaret B. Wilkerson
Commentary: Thoughts on the Screenplay by Spike Lee
A Raisin in the Sun - The Unfilmed Original Screenplay
Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) electrified the
theatrical world with her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, which
won the New York Critics Circle Award for the 1958-59 season.
Before her tragic death from cancer at the age of 34, she had
already produced a remarkable body of work, including The Sign in
Sidney Brustein's Window and Les Blancs. Her former husband and
literary executor, the late Robert Nemiroff, posthumously produced
and published her To Be Young, Gifted and Black and the musical
Raisin.
Robert Nemiroff (1929–1991) was a Broadway producer and
the literary executor of Lorraine Hansberry's estate.
Praise for A Raisin in the Sun
“One of the handful of great American plays—it belongs in the inner
circle, along with Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey Into
Night, and The Glass Menagerie.”—The Washington Post
“The play that changed American theater forever.”—Frank Rich, The
New York Times
“A beautiful, lovable play. It is affectionately human, funny and
touching....A work of theatrical magic in which the usual barrier
between audience and stage disappears.”—John Chapman, New York
News
“An honest, intelligible, and moving experience.”—Walter Kerr, New
York Herald Tribune
“Miss Hansberry has etched her characters with understanding, and
told her story with dramatic impact. She has a keen sense of humor,
an ear for accurate speech and compassion for people.”—Robert
Coleman, New York Mirror
“It is honest drama, catching up real people....It will make you
proud of human beings.”—Frank Aston, New York World-Telegram &
Sun
“A wonderfully emotional evening.”—John McClain, New York Journal
American
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