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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2018)
Vanessa German as Ma Rainey. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Mark Whitehead as Sturdyvant and Mel Packer as Irvin. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Mel Packer as Irvin and Thomas Fuchel as Policeman. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Sam Lothard as Slow Drag. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Wali Jamal as Toledo, Chuck Timbers as Cutler, Sam Lothard as Slow Drag. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Sam Lothard as Slow Drag, Jonathan Berry as Levee. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Thomas Fuchel as Policeman, Mel Packer as Irvin, Vanessa German as Ma Rainey. Photo by Ricco Martello.
A scene from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Vanessa German as Ma Rainey. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Sam Lothard as Slow Drag, Jonathan Berry as Levee, Wali Jamal as Toledo. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Shakirah Stephens as Dussie Mae and Vanessa German as Ma Rainey. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Vanessa German as Ma Rainey, and Malic Williams as Sylvester. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Vanessa German as Ma Rainey, Mel Packer as Irvin. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Chuck Timbers as Cutler, Vanessa German as Ma Rainey, and Malic Williams as Sylvester. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Chuck Timbers as Cutler and Malic Williams as Sylvester. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Photo by Ricco Martello.
A scene from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee. Photo by Ricco Martello.
A scene from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Vanessa German as Ma Rainey, Chuck Timbers as Cutler. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Shakirah Stephens as Dussie Mae. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee, Shakirah Stephens as Dussie Mae. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Sam Lothard as Slow Drag, Jonathan Berry as Levee, Shakirah Stephens as Dussie Mae. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Malic Williams as Sylvester and Vanessa German as Ma Rainey. Photo by Ricco Martello.
A scene from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
A scene from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
A scene from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Chuck Timbers as Cutler and Jonathan Berry as Levee. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee, Chuck Timbers as Cutler. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee, Chuck Timbers as Cutler. Photo by Ricco Martello.
A scene from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee, Wali Jamal as Toledo, Chuck Timbers as Cutler. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Jonathan Berry as Levee and Vanessa German as Ma Rainey. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Wali Jamal as Toledo, Jonathan Berry as Levee, Chuck Timbers as Cutler. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Wali Jamal as Toledo and Chuck Timbers as Cutler. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Chuck Timbers as Cutler and Sam Lothard as Slow Drag. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Wali Jamal as Toledo and Jonathan Berry as Levee. Photo by Ricco Martello.
The cast of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photo by Ricco Martello.
Production photos by J.L. Martello/ 18ricco, Christopher Chapman Sr., Candace Michelle Perdue, Duane Rieder, Gail Manker, Joy Southers, Derek Shelton, Kim El, and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre.