Contemporary Plays, Teaching From the Page as Well as the Stage
The work of writers like Jackie Sibblies Drury, Annie Baker, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is riveting in the theatre, but the rewards of close reading shouldn’t be ignored.
All Stories About Lorraine Hansberry
Audrey Webb Wins Judith Barlow Prize From History Matters/Back to the Future
Audrey Webb will receive the annual award for a play inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s ‘A Raisin in the Sun.’
Young, Gifted, Black: Lorraine Hansberry After Her Moment in the ‘Sun’
Though best remembered for a single great family drama, in her short and brilliant life she produced other writing well worth a second look.
At Wayne State, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Meets Both Its Sequels
How three plays about Lorraine Hansberry’s Younger family and their house resonate with each other—and with our current moment.
Coming Home
No country in the world has so many cultural resources right at its fingertips.
Make New Sounds
Studs Terkel interviews Lorraine Hansberry.
An Unlikely History: From ‘Raisin’ to the Present
The play’s original director, and a panoply of artists and scholars, reflect on the legacy and significance of Hansberry’s groundbreaking play.
