The Youngstown Playhouse is thrilled to present TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK, an autobiographical collage based on the life of Lorraine Hansberry. Fast paced, powerful, touching and hilarious, this kaleidoscope of constantly shifting scenes, mood and images recreates the world of a great American woman and artist. Uniquely and boldly, the play dramatically weaves through her life experiences and the times that shaped her. Hansberry's best known work, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, (winner of The New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play) was the first play written by an African-American wom...
