Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, (Paperback)

from Tea58

This is a fantastic play by August Wilson. The themes are multiple. I chose to focus on Black History on two fronts. There is the White American man's shaping of American History, and there is the shaping of Black African American History. Sadly, the American majority had more control over their ...

from Tea58

This is a fantastic play by August Wilson. The themes are multiple. I chose to focus on Black History on two fronts. There is the White American man's shaping of American History, and there is the shaping of Black African American History. Sadly, the American majority had more control over their ...

from Stahl-Ricco

"Ah-One. Ah-Two. You know what to do." I really loved this book! The characters are so real, and their dialogues are so powerful! Ma is just a figure all unto herself, and poor, poor Levee, so angry and confused. And that ending, just - POW! I'd sure like to see this performed onstage someday! ...

from Sean191

I liked the characters, I liked the setting. The writing was good, but the ending, although I can't place my finger on it, seems to be something I've read before elsewhere. . . possibly more than once, so I dropped my ratings a 1/2 star due to the questionable originality.

from wildbill

This play by August Wilson is set in the 1920's in a Chicago recording studio. It is the only play in Wilson's Century Cycle that is not set in Pittsburgh. While it is the third play in the chronological order of the series it was the first one performed. This is one of my favorite August Wilson ...