
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
August Wilson(Author)
Samuel French, Inc (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 11. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
124 pages
978-0-573-68113-4 (ISBN)
Description
Play with music
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Hollywood, CA
United States
Publishing group
Samuel French Inc
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
142 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-573-68113-4 (9780573681134)
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Schweitzer Classification