New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 9 | Page 67

On Stage: Theatre Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Two River Theater - 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank August Wilson’s powerful look at the 1920s music scene takes us into the world of legendary singer Ma Rainey (the real-life “Mother of the Blues”) as she lays down tracks with her band in a Chicago recording studio. Ruben Santiago-Hudson returns to Two River to direct a cast that NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 9 includes Chanté Adams, Harvy Blanks, Brian D. Coats, Michael Cumpsty, Brandon J. Dirden, Bob Mackasek, Marcel Spears, Peter Van Wagner, Arnetia Walker, and James A. Williams. Two River presents Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom from September 10 to October 9. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 67