Someone comes up to you and says, "This is not really a Negro play, 'A Raisin in the Sun'". Studs Terkel A question is often, I'm sure, is asked you many times. Lorraine Hansberry I'm going to call you Studs. And if we can touch on that it'd go a long way fine. This afternoon you gave what everybody there felt was an inspiring-not a speech-an inspiring piece of conversation at Roosevelt University about drama, generally. Your thoughts, how you came to write it, and your feelings about the play, and theater generally. Studs Terkel If we could sort of make this a rambling, a rambling kind of conversation and dig as much as we can out of you. Studs Terkel Back home for a week or so visiting your family. Lorraine Hansberry, originally of Chicago. I'm not sure, we'll ask Miss Hansberry about this. The winner of the Drama Critics' Circle award which in itself may be unprecedented. An artist has written one play and we call her a distinguished American playwright. This may sound like a strange thing to say. I believe this is the apartment of the mother or the sister of Lorraine Hansberry, whom we can rightfully describe as a distinguished young American playwright. Studs Terkel We're seated in the apartment of a Mrs.
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