Author Question: Which African American playwright wrote A Raisin in the Sun (1959), which marked the beginning of ... (Read 73 times)

silviawilliams41 · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

Which African American playwright wrote A Raisin in the Sun (1959), which marked the beginning of
widespread attention for African American theatre artists?

a. Amiri Baraka
b. Lorraine Hansberry
c. August Wilson
d. Lloyd Richards

Question 2

Describe the common characteristics of happenings? Name two inspirations fro this movement.

What will be an ideal response?

blfontai · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:Happenings
broke down barriers between the arts and mingled elements.
They shifted emphasis away from creating a product to participating in a process.
They sought to provide an experience rather than present a message or meaning.
They shifted emphasis from the artist's intention to the participants' awareness.
They often made each participant a partial creator of the event.
Happenings were inspired by futurism and dada