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...studied theater in college, was named artistic director of the National Playwrights Conference in 1968, and in 1979 was appointed dean of the Yale School of Drama. Richards was an unknown director in 1959 when he staged the first Broadway production of Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking play A Raisin in the Sun. An inspiring drama teacher and cultivator of young talent, he championed such young playwrights as Wendy Wasserstein, David Henry Hwang and, most famously, August Wilson, with whom he collaborated for 15 years. Richards won a Tony award for directing Wilson's Fences in 1987 and received a National...
...celibacy, the residential wing here is structured to be, in its own way, a facsimile of family life. In the common area one room is designated the "living room," and another the "family room." Meals are eaten together and served buffet-style - chicken, rice, peas, French bread and raisin cake were on the menu last night - and after dining, about 45 minutes is set aside for the "get-together," which is a time for casual conversation and community. Although a few Opus Dei priests live in the residence and are instantly identifiable by their robes and clerical collars, other Opus...
...career has stretched through Broadway, television, and film. In 2004, she became the first African-American woman to win the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress, taking the honor for her role as Lena Younger in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin...
...generic-brand, non-corporate Raisin Bran with plain yogurt...
California's raisin grapes are withering on the vine. In the Central San Joaquin Valley, source of nearly all the raisins sold in the United States, 30% of the season's grapes are still waiting to be picked. The reason, growers say, is an unprecedented shortage of field laborers. A typical six-week harvest requires more than 50,000 workers; this season, raisin farmers are short by 40,000 and stand to lose as much as 60% of their annual $500 million production...