
August Wilson Celebration continues with 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
CAPTURING AUDIENCES. THESE SNAPSHOTS TAKE YOU BACK TO A SNAPSHOT IN HISTORY 1927, IN CHICAGO, WHERE SINGER MA RAINEY IS MERGING JAZZ AND BLUES WHILE EMERGING AS A STAR. MA RAINEY, HER CHARACTER. SHE HAS A LOT OF RESILIENCE. SHE’S COMING IN. SHE KNOWS THAT …