description: When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life. "A play that changed American theater forever."—The New York Times.
language: English
title: A Raisin in the Sun
titlecomplete: A Raisin in the Sun
characters: Walter Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger, Travis Younger
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Drama, School, Read For School, Classics, High School, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 92176
places: Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
awards: awardedAt: -347126400000
name: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
category: Best American Play, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Audie Award
category: Multi-Voiced Performance
publisher: Signet