Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson Century Cycle)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559362995 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Enjoyed reading this play Book Addict Enjoyed reading this play, rather than seeing it performed. I've seen it performed several times, but each actor usually tries to over act the part. I didn't know this play was so good--until I read it.. A Heartfelt Play John F. Rooney "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (1985) is part of August Wilson's "Century Cycle" of ten plays and is set in Chicago in the 1920's. The black bottom, a dance originated in New Orleans, became very popular during the twenties in the Flapper era. Ma Rainey, a successfu. Ma Rainey Don't Bite Her Tongue, And Neither Does August Wilson Alfred Johnson Readers of this space know that over the past year or so I have highlighted the musical works of various acoustic and electric black blues performers, mainly the former. The hidden question posed by those performers and subsequently by this reviewer is- "What ar
August Wilson is the most influential and successful African American playwright writing today. His plays have been produced all over the world.. He is the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Fences, The Piano Lesson, King Hedley II, Ma Rainy's Black Bottom, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Seven Guitars, Two Trains Running, Jitney and Radio Golf
In a jazz-era Chicago recording studio, musicians await the great blues diva.
He 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." —Frank Rich, The New York Times"Extraordinary! Ma Rainey rides on the exultant notes of the blues!" —Jack Kroll, Newsweek"What a joy! Brilliant explosive! One of the most dramatically riveting plays I've seen in years. Mr. "The play's themes are not new to the stage the black American search for identity and the process by which any American sells his soul for what Arthur Miller calls the salemean's dream. Wilson's style, however, is all his own. You must see it!" —William A Raidy, Newhouse Newspapers"A genuine work of art ." —Brendan Gill, The New Yorker