REYNO by Dale Ricardo Shields REYNO CRAYTON His early death has left a hole in the New York’s Black Theatre community heart. “We miss you, Ole Friend“ Born: 8/26/52 – Cleveland, Ohio Death: 6/27/90 – Cleveland, Ohio A distinguished actor and artistic leader within the Black theatre community, recognized for …
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) A groundbreaking American playwright, essayist, and civil rights activist, Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest American playwright ever to win the Best American Play Award from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle for A Raisin in the Sun. Her other works include The Sign in Sidney …
