FRIEDMAN-ABELES the complete text of:-"a raisin in the sun"-by Lorraine Hansberry © Copyright, as an unpublished work, 1958, by Lor­ under the Copyright Laws of the United States of Amer­ raine Hansberry. ica, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Can­ ©Copyright, 1959, by Lorraine Hansberry. ada, and all other countries of the Universal Copyright Reprinted by permission of Random House, Inc. and Berne Conventions, is subject to royalty. All rights, All rights, including the right of reproduction in whole including professional, amateur, motion picture, recita­ or in part, in any form, are reserved under International tion, lecturing, public reading, radio and television and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published broadcasting, and the rights of translation into foreign in New York by Random House, Inc., and simultaneous­ languages, are strictly reserved. Particular emphasis is ly in Toronto, Canada, by Random House of Canada, laid on the question of readings, permission for which Limited. must be secured in writing. All inquiries should be ad­ Caution :-Professionals and amateurs are hereby dressed to the publisher, Random House, Inc., 457 lirarned that A Raisin in the Sun, being fully protected Madison Avenue, New York 22, New York. A Raisin in the Sun was first presented by P~ilip Rose and David J. Cogan at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, March ll, 1959, with the following cast: • Ruth Younger Ruby Dee • Karl Lindner_ ________ _ ] ohn Fiedler • Travis Younger Glynn Turman • Bobo Lonne Elder III • Walter Lee Younger (Brother) ___ Sidney Poi tier • Movi~g Men _ ____ Ed Hall, Douglas Turner • Beneatha Younger Diana Sands • Lena Younger (Mama) Claudia McNeil • Directed by Lloyd Richards • Joseph Asagai Ivan Dixon • Designed and lighted by Ralph Alswang • George Murchison Louis Gossett • Costumes by Virginia Volland The action of the play is set in Chicago's Southside, sometime between World War II and the present. synopsis of scenes scene 2 : Friday night, a few weeks Like a raisin in the sun? later. Or fester like a sore­ act one scene 3: Moving day, one week And then run? later. Does it stink like rotten meat? scene 1 : Friday morning. Or crust and sugar over­ act three scene 2 : The following morning. Like a syrupy sweet? An hour later. Maybe it just sags act two * * * * Like a heavy load. What happens to a dream deferred? Or does it explode? scene 1: Later, the same day. Does it dry up -Langston Hughes COVER OF PLAY SECTION: Walter-Listen, my black brothers- Beneatha-OCOMOGOSIAY! (Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Diana Sands) ia:_dctober, 1960 Theatre Arts .