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Syracuse Stage: August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
A young horn player with a pocket full of songs and a head full of dreams longs to place his name among the giants of the blues, legends of the likes of Ma Rainey, for whom he is a session sideman. Ma has pushed the boundaries, struggling with shady producers and battling prejudice to become a successful recording artist and the Mother of the Blues. Now, in a single day of making music, making jokes and making deals, the young horn player succumbs to the harsh realities of unjustly thwarted aspirations and the self-destructive consequences of misdirected anger and violence. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the landmark, contemporary classic that marked August Wilson’s entry into his monumental ten-play chronicle of African-American life in the 20th century.
Date(s):
09/09/2008, 09/10/2008, 09/11/2008, 09/12/2008, 09/13/2008, 09/14/2008, 09/15/2008, 09/16/2008, 09/17/2008, 09/18/2008, 09/19/2008, 09/20/2008, 09/21/2008, 09/22/2008, 09/23/2008, 09/24/2008, 09/25/2008, 09/26/2008, 09/27/2008, 09/28/2008, 09/29/2008, 09/30/2008, 10/01/2008, 10/02/2008, 10/03/2008, 10/04/2008
Location:
Syracuse Stage
820 E Genesee St
Syracuse, NY 13210
Time:
varies
Cost:
See website for details
Telephone:
315-443-2636
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