Fetch Clay, Make Man is a two-act play written by playwright Will Power.
Award-winning performer and playwright Will Power, created an intense yet comical script that explores the improbable bond that formed between two incredibly different and influential American cultural icons.
During the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s, a vibrant and fearless fighter, and an almost-forgotten figure, fight together to shape their public personas and establish their legacies.
Fetch Clay, Make Man was in development for 3 years prior to its opening in 2010 at the McCarter Theater Center.
In June 2023 Fetch Clay, Make Man had its Los Angeles premiere at Center Theater group in a new production co-produced by Springhill, and directed by Debbie Allen.Over the years Fetch Clay, Make Man has had a number of actors in its casts, including Sonequa Martin-Green, Ben Vereen, K. Todd Freeman, Nikki M. James, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Alexis Floyd, John Earl Jelks, and Edwin Lee Gibson.