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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tickets

Photo of Katy Cotten as Ma Rainey
Katy Cotten as Ma Rainey

By August Wilson

Directed by Ashley Southers
August 15th – 24th 2025
Madison Arts Center cabaret space

Set during a single afternoon in the recording studio of the famous blues singer Ma Rainey, this classic is the first of Wilson’s ten-play American Century Cycle, now considered a staple of American theater. More information.

Tickets are $45. Youth age 30 or younger pay $35, and may be required to show ID at the door. Artists $35, at the door only. Monday August 18 is Community night with seats $20. We use open seating, so seats are not reserved. Contact us if you have any special needs. (Not part of our subscription series. Info here.)

We welcome trained service animals, but other animals will not be admitted.

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“August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Originally produced by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai, Managing Director).
Initially presented at the 1982 National Playwrights’ Conference by The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center.

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