An Interview with Ma Rainey: Q&A with Valerie Houston, Star of 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' at the Springer Opera House

An Interview with Ma Rainey: Q&A with Valerie Houston, Star of 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' at the Springer Opera House

Story by Carrie Beth Wallace Images via Springer Opera House This weekend, the Springer Opera House will open their production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom starting actress Valerie Houston. Though making her debut at the Springer, Houston is no stranger to the stage. She is a playwright, actor, composer, singer and activist who graduated from the University of Memphis with a degree in Professional Studies and went on to earn a Mas…