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"Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions.This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new house for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? Or even pay for medical school tuition? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.--container."@en
"Dissects Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun through the sharp insights of cast and crew members and noted authors. The first play to realistically portray the daily lives of a contemporary African-American family, A raisin in the sun is a revolutionary work about race written during the civil rights era-makes the universal statement that dreams of a better future are important to everyone."@en
"With host Eric Stolz, this program dissects Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun through the insights of those who participated in or studied the various productions of this American play."
"With host Eric Stolz, this program dissects Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun through the sharp insights of Joe Morton (Walter Lee Younger); Kim Yancey (Beneatha Younger); Phylicia Rashad (Lena Younger); Ruby Dee, Audra McDonald, Starletta DuPois, and Ernestine Jackson (Ruth Younger); Ralph Carter (Travis Younger); John Fiedler (Carl Lindner); directors Lloyd Richards and Jack Hofsiss; Broadway producer Philip Rose; and Hansberry expert Lynn Domina, author of Understanding A Raisin in the Sun: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents. The first play to realistically portray the daily lives of a contemporary African-American family, Raisin-a revolutionary work about race written during the civil rights era-makes the universal statement that dreams of a better future are important to everyone. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online."@en
"An African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago comes into a sudden financial windfall, the potential uses of which divides them bitterly."