Between a Ballad and a Blues
August Wilson Center
August Wilson Center
412-338-8742
February 24, 2012 - February 25, 2012
Ticket Prices: $20-$35
Between a Ballad and a Blues, by playwright Linda Parris-Bailey, explores the life of African American string-band and country blues musician Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, and his experiences during the segregation era, as he performed internationally with fellow musicians, Carl Martin and Ted Bogan. The play captures Howard’s multi-lingual and musical gifts, as well as his struggle for survival in a world that may have loved his talent, but not his skin. When asked by the playwright to recount his life in music, Howard reportedly said, “It’s somewhere between a ballad and a blues.” The August Wilson Center welcomes the Carpetbag Theatre Ensemble’s production of this triumphant play.
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