Directed by:

Bruce Jacklin

Synopsis:

This sensational drama starred James Earl Jones as Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro baseball leagues who now works as a garbage man in 1957 Pittsburgh. Excluded as a black man from the major leagues during his prime, Troy’s bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with his wife and his son, who now wants his own chance to play ball. Revived in 2010 starring Denzel Washington in the lead role.
Innovative playwright august Wilson gives an unflinching look at the African American experience in the 1950s. Touching, funny, and occasionally brutal.

Venue:

The Woodward Opera House

Performances:

7:30pm Friday April 19

7:30pm Saturday April 20

2:00pm Sunday April 21

Cast:

Steve Jefferson as Troy Maxson
Kathy Mendenhall as Rose Maxson
Darius Fincher as Cory Maxson
Jonathan Tazewell as Gabriel Maxson
Nigel Salvador as Lyons Maxson
Jo-Anne Odonkor as Raynell Maxson
Harold Yarborough as Bono

Credits:

“August Wilson’s Fences” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com

Originally Produced on Broadway by Carole Shorenstein Hays, in association with Yale Repertory Theatre
World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai, Managing Director);
Second Production at The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Managing Director)
Initially given a staged reading at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference