<P> In 1989 the play was adapted into a TV film for PBS' American Playhouse series, starring Danny Glover (Walter Lee) and Esther Rolle (Mama), with Kim Yancey (Beneatha), Starletta DuPois (Ruth), and John Fiedler (Karl Lindner). This production received three Emmy Award nominations, but all were for technical categories . Bill Duke directed the production, while Chiz Schultz produced . This production was based on an off - Broadway revival produced by the Roundabout Theatre . </P> <P> On 3 March 1996 the BBC broadcast a production of the play by director / producer Claire Grove, with the following cast: </P> <Ul> <Li> Claire Benedict--Mama </Li> <Li> Ray Shell--Walter Lee </Li> <Li> Pat Bowie--Ruth </Li> <Li> Lachelle Carl--Beneatha </Li> <Li> Garren Givens--Travis </Li> <Li> Akim Mogaji--Joseph Asagai </Li> <Li> Ray Fearon--George Murchison </Li> <Li> John Sharion--Karl Lindner </Li> <Li> Dean Hill--Bobo </Li> </Ul> <Li> Claire Benedict--Mama </Li>

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