The stunning intellect and humanity of Lorraine Hansberry won the Drama Critics Circle Award in 1959 for a "A Raisin in the Sun." Ntozake Shange's Broadway smash hit, "For Colored Girls..." brought an innovative performance style and text to the American theater. Continuing that tradition of excellence, a whole new generation of exciting black women playwrights is now giving a much-needed vitality and fresh perspective to the contemporary stage.
The stunning intellect and humanity of Lorraine Hansberry won the Drama Critics Circle Award in 1959 for a "A Raisin in the Sun." Ntozake Shange's Broadway smash hit, "For Colored Girls..." brought an innovative performance style and text to the American theater. Continuing that tradition of excellence, a whole new generation of exciting black women playwrights is now giving a much-needed vitality and fresh perspective to the contemporary stage.