Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Characters: 8 males (5 black 3 white) 2 black females

Scenery: Unit set

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.

"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 e

Author: August Wilson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Concord Theatricals
Published: 10/11/2010
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d
ISBN: 9780573681134