Fetch Clay, Make Man
Marin Theatre Company
397 Miller Ave. Mill Valley
It was a pairing so strange it could only be true. Fetch Clay, Make Man tells the story of the remarkable relationship between Cassius Clay and Stepin Fetchit. Set mostly in 1965, Clay -- the future Muhammad Ali -- is winning both bouts in the boxing ring and arguments about the ability and dignity of African Americans. Meanwhile, the faded Fetchit represents an older, uglier era. Having once made millions playing racist stereotypes on the silver screen in the '20s, '30s and '40s, the truly talented actor is now broke and half-forgotten. Yet, in the days leading up to one of Clay's most anticipated matchups, the prizefighter and the movie star form an unlikely and revealing friendship. Marin Theatre Company open its 48th season with the West Coast premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man, written by award-winning hip-hop theater pioneer Will Power (Flow, The Seven), directed by Derrick Sanders (MTC's Fences) and featuring the return of Bay Area actors Eddie Ray Jackson (MTC's Fences) and Robert Sicular (MTC's The Seafarer) and the debut of Roscoe Orman (Gordon on TV's Sesame Street, Broadway's Fences).
Thru - Sep 7, 2014
Price: $35-$50
Box Office: 415-388-5208
marintheatre.org/productions/fetch-clay-make-man
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