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
as Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)

Anika Noni Rose
as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
Lorraine Hansberry (voice)

Harry Belafonte
as Self
Self
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