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Fetch Clay, Make Man: A Play

Fetch Clay, Make Man: A Play

Power, Will

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ISBN10: 1468311093
ISBN13: 9781468311099
Publisher: Overlook Press
Published: Dec 22 2015
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
Will Powers's play Fetch Clay, Make Man examines the relationship between actor Stephin Fetchit and boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Set on the eve of the Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston rematch, and based on the friendship between the actor Stepin Fetchit and Clay--soon to become Muhammad Ali--Fetch Clay, Make Man explores how each handled a life in the public eye as black men in their respective eras--Hollywood in the 1920s, where a black actor's career depended on playing caricatures, and the mid-1960s, after the assassination of Malcolm X.

With incisive characterizations, crackling dialogue and generous doses of dark humor (Hollywood Reporter), Fetch Clay, Make Man audaciously recreates this improbable friendship and, through the relationship, digs to the heart of race relations during the highly charged days of 1960s America.

Throws plenty of verbal punches. --New York Times

Delivers a potent and satisfying wallop. --NY Newsday

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