Overview
Character Name
Mel Sturdyvant
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Antagonist, Authority Figure
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
A Chicago recording studio during the sweltering summer of 1927, at the height of the Blues era
Analysis
Mel Sturdyvant is the cold, mercenary white owner of the recording studio who views Black musicians purely as economic commodities. He is “insensitive to black performers and prefers to deal with them at arm’s length” (Wilson’s description). He is incredibly frustrated with
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