Synopsis
To Be Young Gifted and Black
Lorraine Hansberry & Robert Nemiroff
Published by Samuel French Inc
2 Male 4 Female
Uniquely and boldly, the play dramatically weaves through her life experiences and the times that shaped her. The actors slip ingeniously into and out of a variety of challenging roles spanning her life and experiences to the ultimate confrontation when cancer strikes her
Includes brilliantly high lighted scenes from her plays as well as letters, diaries, poems and personal reminiscences. A major statement of the American Black experience
"An extraordinary achievement!... A whirl of probing, celebrating, hoping, laughing, despairing and moving on ... so brilliantly and tenderly alive" ~ N.Y. Times
"A milestone" ~ Time