Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 1982 play by August Wilson set in a 1920s Chicago recording studio. The production unfolds during a recording session of the title song by blues singer Ma Rainey. Throughout the session, the play explores themes of race, art, religion, and the historic exploitation of Black recording artists by white producers. As part of Wilson's ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle, this theatrical work contributes to a broader series chronicling the African-American experience across the 20th century.