Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – August Wilson
Resources:
Brief biography from PBS’s American Masters
The August Wilson Education Project from WQED
August Wilson’s 10-Play Century Cycle poster from WQED’s The August Wilson Education Project
DOCUMENTARY: August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Critical Articles:
PLAY:
Foreword to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by Frank Rich
"The Long Wait: August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'" by Sandra G. Shannon
"The Recording Studio on Stage: Liveness in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'" by Jessica E. Teague
FILM:
"Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and the Liberating Power of Music" by Hannah Giorgis for The Atlantic
"'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Shines A Light On August Wilson's Vision" by Tom Vitale for NPR
"Reimagining August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” on the Small Screen" by Hilton Als for The New Yorker
