August Wilson’s 1920's entry in his Century Cycle, Ma Rainey is his only play to be set on the South Side of Chicago. A recording session for blues legend Ma Rainey and her band becomes a battle of wills.
Production photos by Michael Brosilow
https://www.courttheatre.org/season-tickets/2009-2010-season/ma-raineys-black-bottom/
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