“A Raisin in the Sun” Explodes with Drama and Power—at 6th Street
Lorraine Hansberry Revival Reminds Us of Our Opportunities by Kristina Lovato & Gabriela Santis In his eloquent poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes asks, “What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?” Lorraine Hansberry selected those words for the title of her 1959 masterpiece drama. Hansberry’s play directly…