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The earliest play to have been professionally produced in the US was George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer on December 6, 1732.
"A Raisin in the Sun" was first written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1957. The play premiered on Broadway on March 11, 1959, becoming the first play on Broadway written by an African American woman. It explores themes of race, identity, and the pursuit of dreams within a struggling African American family.
"A Raisin in the Sun," the iconic play by Lorraine Hansberry, was first published in 1959. While exact sales figures can vary, it is estimated that over 1 million copies have been sold since its release. The play has remained a significant piece of American literature, continually being produced and studied, contributing to its ongoing popularity and sales.
Most play reviewers of the time saw it impartially, not as a political statement, merely as a preformance. Many poloticians at the time saw it as an obvious jab at the House of Un-American Sctivities Committee. Eliz Kazan produced On The Waterfront as a response to it
The groundlings were people who paid for standing room tickets which entitled them to stand on the floor and watch the play. At the Globe these cost a penny.
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For one thing, in 1959 she became the first black woman to have a play produced on Broadway. This play was entitled "A Raisin in the Sun", thetitle is from a poem written by Langston Hughes: "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? " . The play was basically about a black woman who uses her late husband's life insurance to build a better world for her children and it brought to light the serious problems that a typical black family had to face in America during the 1950's. - Chante`
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The earliest play to have been professionally produced in the US was George Farquhar's The Recruiting Officer on December 6, 1732.
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