Show Plot Ragtime

Authors: Book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Time Period: The dawn of the 20th century (the Progressive Era, roughly 1902–1906)

Setting: Various locations in New York State

Summary: Ragtime deals with themes of class and race in America at the beginning of the 20th century as it follows a working class Black family, a wealthy white family, and an immigrant Jewish family.