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Marie and Rosetta
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w
Marie and Rosetta chronicles music pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe's first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare to embark on a tour that would establish them as one of the great duos in musical history.
Image: 2016 Atlantic Theater Company Production (Ahron R. Foster)
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Cast Size
2w -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Period, Docudrama/History -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Winner! 2016 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award
Details
Summary
Bringing fierce guitar playing and swing to gospel music, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a legend in her time and a huge influence on Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles. Marie and Rosetta chronicles her first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare to embark on a tour that would establish them as one of the great duos in musical history.
“It is so rare for a play about the inner lives of black women to center on their intimacy and not world politics or degradation that the very fact of George Brant’s loving two-character script is refreshing.” – The New Yorker
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period 1940s/WWII
- Setting A showroom in a modest funeral home in MIssissippi. 1946
- Features Period Costumes
- Additional Features Play with Music
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
“Four stars. Heavenly... you don’t have to be religious to know when you’re in the presence of glory.” – Time Out New York
“Mighty music-making... when it sings, it really swings.” – The New York Times Read More
“It is so rare for a play about the inner lives of black women to center on their intimacy and not world politics or degradation that the very fact of George Brant’s loving two-character script is refreshing.” – The New Yorker Read More
“Four stars. Heavenly... you don’t have to be religious to know when you’re in the presence of glory.” – Time Out New York Read More
“A spectacular show... if much of the world has forgotten Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight - and, certainly, a lot of us have – playwright George Brant makes an intimate yet spectacular case for correcting that wrong.” – Newsday Read More
RELATED ARTICLES
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was named a class of 2018 inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Check out her page here.
Videos
Atlantic Theatre Company promo for Marie and Rosetta
Photos
Image: 2016 Atlantic Theater Company Production (Ahron R. Foster)
Image: 2016 Atlantic Theater Company Production (Ahron R. Foster)
Music
- Musical Style Pop/Rock, Folk
- Vocal DemandsModerate
- Orchestra Size Small/Combo
- Chorus Size No Chorus
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
George Brant
George Brant’s plays include Grounded, Marie and Rosetta, Into the Breeches!, The Prince of Providence, Elephant’s Graveyard, The Land of Oz, Tender Age, The Mourners’ Bench, Any Other Name, Salvage and Grizzly Mama. An Affiliate Writer at the Playwrights’ Center, his scripts ...