Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Event Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Venue Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
First Date 31 August 1995
Last Date 23 September 1995
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere Yes
Description The play is set in a recording studio in Chicago in the late 1920s, where Ma Rainey battles to keep on calling the tunes.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Africans
American
Blues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Harold Anderson Actor Cutler
Mahia Blackmore Actor Ma Rainey
Alvin Fitisemanu Actor Slow Drag
Jay Laga'aia Actor Levee
Antony Parker Actor Toledo
Anapela Polata'ivao Actor Dussie Mae
John Parker Designer
Justine Simei-Barton Director
Harold Anderson Musical Director
August Wilson Playwright
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 188320
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa