Fetch Clay, Make Man: A Play

**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***