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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

"Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary."

On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway, she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.

Top Cast

  • LaTanya Richardson Jackson

    LaTanya Richardson Jackson

    Narrator (voice)

  • Anika Noni Rose

    Anika Noni Rose

    Lorraine Hansberry (voice)

  • Harry Belafonte

    Harry Belafonte

    Self

  • Sidney Poitier

    Sidney Poitier

    Self

  • Glynn Turman

    Glynn Turman

    Self

  • Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    Self

  • Lorraine Hansberry

    Lorraine Hansberry

    Self (archive footage)

  • Shauneille Perry

    Shauneille Perry

    Self

Overview

On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway, she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.

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