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Beauty and Horror in George C. Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
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Beauty and Horror in George C. Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

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 / 11 January 2021

The characters in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, distinct as they are, besiege the viewer's mind as metaphors, mythic exemplars of a disturbing legacy America seems unable or unwilling to address.

‘Fences’ Finds the Beauty in Family Tragedy
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‘Fences’ Finds the Beauty in Family Tragedy

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 / 24 April 2017
Despite plodding direction, the resonant themes and rich performances of Denzel Washington and Viola Davis turn this stage play into a powerhouse melodrama.