Ma Rainey Black Bottom Round House -PWYC buy tickets online now if you can!
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AUGUST WILSON'S MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown
Co-produced with Olney Theatre Center
September 9–October 11, 2026
This is a really good play with a great cast. They have two Pay What You Can Performances - Sept 9 evening and Sept 12 matinee - and they sell fast. Here is the link to buy the tickets. Click on the date you would like. Ours is Sept. 9. Then you choose a zone. I chose Zone 2. Or you may need to choose Zone 3. All seats are good. Then put in a price and amount of tickets. These will go very quickly!
Set in 1920s Chicago and pulsing with rousing blues music, wry comedy, and poetic insight, August Wilson’s acclaimed play follows trailblazing singer Ma Rainey and her band during a fraught recording session. As conflicts flare over art, power, and control, the struggle between the musicians and studio executives grows to a shattering finale. Don’t miss this explosive and thrilling “genuine American masterpiece” (Chicago Reader) that takes a searing look at the racial exploitation at the heart of the music industry and celebrates the cathartic power of the blues.