Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Pittsburgh Cycle set in 1927)
by August Wilson
Publication Date: Oct 11, 2010
List Price: $14.95
Format: Paperback, 124 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780573681134
Imprint: Samuel French Inc
Publisher: Samuel French Inc
Parent Company: Samuel French Inc
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
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