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Fetch Clay, Make Man
Fetch Clay, Make Man
Rush to the Douglas! A powerfully acted play Ray Fisher and Edwin Lee Gibson give knockout turns. The work attains an impressive power in performance Under the nimble direction of Debbie Allen, the actors endow ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man,’...with a flesh-and-bones truth that transcends the script.
In the days leading up to one of Muhammad Ali's (formerly Cassius Clay) most anticipated fights, the heavyweight boxing champion forms an unlikely friendship with the controversial Hollywood star Stepin Fetchit (born Lincoln Perry). With a rhythmic script by award-winning performer and playwright Will Power and direction by Emmy Award® winner, Debbie Allen, Fetch Clay, Make Man explores the improbable bond that forms between two drastically different and influential cultural icons. One a vibrant and audacious youth, the other a resentful and almost forgotten relic—together as they fight to form their public personas and shape their legacies amidst the struggle of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s. This true story is as powerful and poetic as Clay himself while also humorous and irreverent like Fetchit’s signature act. Finding commonality in contradiction, Fetch Clay, Make Man examines the true meaning of strength, resilience, and pride.
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By Will Power
Directed by Debbie Allen
Produced in Association with SpringHill
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Performance Length
The performance length is 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.
Be Aware
Please be advised that Fetch Clay, Make Man includes smoking, strobe lights, and adult language.
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Performance date: June 22, 2023
Stage Talks
June 28 at 8pm
July 12 at 8pm
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Performance date: July 15, 2023 at 2pm
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Credits
- By
- Will Power
- Directed by
- Debbie Allen
- Set Design By
- Sibyl Wickersheimer
- Costume Design By
- Sara Ryung Clement
- Lighting Design By
- Tom Ontiveros
- Sound Design and Composition By
- Lindsay Jones
- Projection Design By
- Pablo N. Molina
- Casting By
- Kim Coleman, CSA
- With
- Ray Fisher
- Edwin Lee Gibson
- Wilkie Ferguson III
- Alexis Floyd
- Bruce Nozick
- Freddie L. Fleming