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'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' was authored by August Wilson in 1982. The title of the play has been derived from a song sung by Gertrude Pridgett Rainey (famously known as Ma Rainey), a professional blues singer. She was one of the earliest blues singers and had kind of pioneered the way for black singers in the recording industry. The play is loosely based on her character and set in Chicago, year 1920. The play commences with Ma Rainey's band players, Cutler (trombone), Toledo (piano), Slow Drag (double-bass) and Levee (trumpet) waiting for her to arrive at a recording studio in Chicago. Ma Rainey not being around they indulge in mockery, story telling, joking, and frequent arguing. As the play progresses further, it becomes obvious that Levee is harboring a dream of forming a band of his own just like Ma Rainey's. He also yearns to wield the same power and authority that Ma Rainey does. It's his overtly ambitious nature that causes frequent frictions between him and other band members especially Cutler and Toledo. Ma Rainey's late arrival at the studio seriously delays the recording schedule. This infuriates the band's white producers Sturdyvant and Irvin. But they are helpless before the authoritative Ma Rainey.
To make the matter even worse, Ma Rainey insists on her faltering nephew Sylvester doing the voice intro. This causes more tumult adding further to the already chaotic situation. As certain technical snags impeding the commencement of recording are in the process of being resolved, the conflict between Levee and Cutler turns violent. Towards the end of the play, Ma Rainey fires Levee from the band for not adhering to her instructions. Levee goes mad with anger when even Sturdyvant rejects him after having promised to record his songs. In a fit of rage, Levee ends up killing Toledo, thus darkening his future forever.
Show Biography - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a semi-historical play that vividly captures the aspirations, frustrations, exploitation, and intriguing intricacies of the Afro-American artists in the early 20th Century. August Wilson with his unique ability for characterization transports us back to that era when Afro Americans, facing flagrant racism, were struggling to find a foothold in all strata of society. The play primarily tells the story of Ma Rainey, a successful and professional blues singer and a young and overtly ambitious member of her band, Levee. Levee's explicit and somewhat over-the-board ambitious character results in his getting embroiled in heated arguments with other band members who have completely different mindsets and approaches to life. Ultimately, Levee ends up killing one of his senior band members and ruining his career. The play has always appealed to the audiences and run to full houses ever since it was firs staged on Broadway in 1985. The play's tickets are sold out quickly. Only your online ticket vendor can help you buy the tickets of your own choice without any hassles.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was first staged on Broadway in 1985 and received Tony Award nomination. Wilson's unique characterization and razor sharp dialogues sustain the audience's interest throughout the play. There are not even patches of slackness. The play also provides the audience a good doze of humor during the interaction of the band members with each other. However, through these apparently funny dialogues, Wilson, with his deft artistry gives us a deep insight into the psychological set up of black artists during the early 20th century.
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