Overview
Character Name
Corn
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Time & Place
Detroit, Michigan, in a small black community known as Black Bottom on the downtown strip known as Paradise Valley. Paradise Club, 1949.
Analysis
Corn (a.k.a. Cornelius) is the pianist in Blue’s bebop band. He is Blue’s closest friend and has known him the longest. Corn is the most forgiving of Blue’s behavior because he understands why Blue is so damaged. He reveals the history of Blue’s relationship to his father.
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