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MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
August Wilson's First Play
EXTENDED THROUGH FEBRUARY 20
NO PERFORMANCE ON FEB. 15
FEB. 20 PERFORMANCE at 6pm
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“A marvelous production. Ma Rainey is a poetically beautiful, often hilarious play. Sharon Scott plays Ma Rainey as a kind of force of nature. A virtuoso riff on Chicago and the blues.”
- John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times
"Ma Rainey hits all the right notes. American Stage won the trifecta with there production...Writing, directing, acting: each of these elements proved outstanding. The extraordinary ensemble cast surpassed the potential of Wilson's words. Mark Clayton Southers beautifully directs."
- Kathy L. Greenberg, Tampa Tribune
It's Chicago, 1927, and a group of black musicians gather in a rundown recording studio to make one of the earliest blues recordings. While the white agent and studio boss wait angrily for blues star Ma Rainey to show up, the four musicians in her band practice, bicker, tell stories and dream. In his first play to reach New York, August Wilson issues an unforgettable challenge to America. Mature subject matter and language.
“American Stage is the only theatre of its size embarking on producing all ten plays in Wilson’s Century Cycle over the next decade,” said Todd Olson, producing artistic director. “We are excited to bring Wilson’s first play, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, to our stage to kick off the new year.”
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom stars American Stage veterans Sharon E. Scott, Brandii, Joe Parra, Kim Sullivan, Ron Bobb-Semple, and Alan Bomar Jones as well as newcomers Ben Cain, Gregory Parker and Bill Karnovsky.
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Play Guide.
Performances and ticket prices are as follows:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening curtain is at 7:30pm
NO PERFORMANCE ON FEB. 15
Friday and Saturday evening curtain is at 8pm
Saturday and Sunday matinee curtain is at 3pm
FEB. 20 PERFORMANCE at 6pm
Tickets prices are $29-$50 depending on date and time of performance.
Students Rush tickets are $10, 30 minutes prior to curtain.
American Stage Theatre Company is located at the Raymond James Theatre, 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.
For tickets, please call the American Stage Box Office at (727) 823-PLAY (7529) or
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