Catalogue description Records relating to 'A Raisin In The Sun'

This record is held by Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive

Details of NTC/P/T/1/12
Reference: NTC/P/T/1/12
Title: Records relating to 'A Raisin In The Sun'
Description:

This series of records contains all files related to the production and promotion of 'A Raisin In The Sun' by Lorraine Hansberry. The play was directed by Yvonne Brewster. It portrays Big Walter Lee Younger's family which at his death is left to decide how to spend a $10,000 life insurance payment. The story unfolds with his son Walter Lee, a chauffeur who dreams of becoming rich, his daughter Beneatha who is a medical student, and his widow Lena who mediates between the family's needs and dreams.

Date: 1985
Held by: Future Histories - Black Performance and Carnival Archive, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 5 FILES

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