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.
language: English
title: Raisin in the Sun, A
titlecomplete: Raisin in the Sun, A
characters: Walter Younger, Ruth Younger, Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger, Travis Younger
genres: High School, Drama, Theatre, Read For School, School, Plays, Classics, Historical Fiction, Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 92191
places: Chicago, Illinois, 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: Caedmon