August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Full Length Play, Drama, 1920s
- 8M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573681134
"Powerfully relevant! Ma Rainey challenges and nourishes, shocks and heals."
Los Angeles Times
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1920s
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
- Accolades:
- Winner! New York Drama Critics Circle Award
August Wilson is the recipient of the 1986 Whiting Award for Drama
It's 1927 in a rundown studio in Chicago where Ma Rainey is recording new sides of old favorites. More goes down in the session than music in this riveting portrayal of rage, racism, the self hate and exploitation.
REVIEWS:
REVIEWS:
"Searing... funny, salty, carnal and lyrical... Wilson has lighted a dramatic fuse that snakes and hisses through several anguished eras of American life. When the fuse reaches its explosive final destination, the audience is impaled by the impact."
The New York Times
"Powerfully relevant! Ma Rainey challenges and nourishes, shocks and heals."
Los Angeles Times
"Brilliant...explosive! Dramatically riveting."
Newhouse Newspapers
Premiere Production:
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was first presented at the Yale Repertory Theatre on April 6, 1984. It was directed by Lloyd Richards.
Characters
- Casting: 8M, 2F
- Casting Attributes: Multicultural casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
- Casting Notes: Casting includes 5 black and 3 white males, 2 black females.
IRVIN
CUTLER
TOLDEO
SLOW DRAG
LEVEE
MA RAINEY
POLICEMAN
DUSSIE MAE
SYLVESTER
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