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  1. Need help on characters in August Wilson's Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom? Check out our detailed character descriptions. From the creators of SparkNotes.

  2. by August Wilson. Start Free Trial. Characters Discussed. PDF Cite. Levee, the trumpet player in the band of black musicians that accompanies blues singer Ma Rainey. Not well educated but...

  3. Get everything you need to know about Levee in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Analysis, related quotes, timeline.

  4. The play's title comes from Ma Rainey's song of the same name, which refers to the Black Bottom dance. Rainey, whose life as a well-known blues-singer of the 1920s is an inspiration for the play, is also the titular character. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was published in the early 1980s and premiered at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

    • August Wilson
    • 1982
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  7. Dec 18, 2020 · 1 3. 33 Videos. 99+ Photos. Drama Music. Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927. Director. George C. Wolfe. Writers. Ruben Santiago-Hudson. August Wilson. Stars. Viola Davis. Chadwick Boseman. Glynn Turman. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. Add to Watchlist.

  8. Character Analysis. Irvin, Ma Rainey’s manager, “is a tall, fleshy man who prides himself on his knowledge of blacks and his ability to deal with them” (9). Irvin is one of the two white characters in the play.

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