<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> A Raisin in the Sun </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> First - edition publication (Random House 1959) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Lorraine Vivian Hansberry </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Characters </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Walter Younger </Li> <Li> Ruth Younger </Li> <Li> Beneatha Younger </Li> <Li> Travis Younger </Li> <Li> Lena Younger (Mama) </Li> <Li> George Murchison </Li> <Li> Joseph Asagai </Li> <Li> Karl Lindner </Li> <Li> Mrs. Johnson </Li> <Li> Moving Men </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date premiered </Th> <Td> March 11, 1959 (1959 - 03 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Place premiered </Th> <Td> Ethel Barrymore Theatre </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Domestic tragedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Setting </Th> <Td> South Side, Chicago </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> A Raisin in the Sun </Th> </Tr>

Where does raisin in the sun take place