"Raisin" first appeared in 1959, in the earlier stages of the civil rights movement. And it shows those lives and their struggles with unabated dramatic force, political concreteness and clarity.
"Raisin," which opened last night at the Kennedy Center for a four-week run, typifies society for the majority of American blacks more than most works that receive commercial exposure. It has the life that only classics can maintain.
With the restoration of passages removed from the first production, the play's imposing stature, relevance and pointed social analysis are being revealed even more clearly. Lorraine Hansberry's great play "A Raisin in the Sun" is enjoying an overdue revival.
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