A Raisin in the Sun (1959 play)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptedInto	gptkb:A_Raisin_in_the_Sun_(1961_film) gptkb:A_Raisin_in_the_Sun_(2008_film)
gptkbp:author	gptkb:Lorraine_Hansberry
gptkbp:awards	New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play (1959)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Lloyd_Richards
gptkbp:genre	drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	A Raisin in the Sun (1959 play)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:African-American_theater
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkbp:ISBN	978-0-679-75533-3
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:mainCharacter	gptkb:Beneatha_Younger gptkb:Ruth_Younger gptkb:Walter_Lee_Younger gptkb:Lena_Younger_(Mama) gptkb:Travis_Younger
gptkbp:notableFor	first play by an African-American woman produced on Broadway
gptkbp:originalCastMember	gptkb:Ruby_Dee gptkb:Sidney_Poitier gptkb:Louis_Gossett_Jr. gptkb:Claudia_McNeil gptkb:Diana_Sands
gptkbp:originalTitle	gptkb:Langston_Hughes_poem_"Harlem"
gptkbp:period	1950s
gptkbp:premiereDate	March 11, 1959
gptkbp:premiereLocation	Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City
gptkbp:publisher	gptkb:Random_House gptkb:Vintage_Books
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:South_Side,_Chicago
gptkbp:significance	landmark in American theater
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:American_Dream racial segregation African-American family life
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:family gptkb:identity gptkb:racism poverty housing discrimination aspiration
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Walter_Lee_Younger
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7