This production of “Fences” is a part of a broader city-wide celebration of August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. (Courtesy Photo) Chesapeake Shakespeare Company will produce August Wilson’s “Fences ...

Set in 1957 Pittsburgh, Fences by August Wilson is a poignant and powerful exploration of family, dreams, and the human condition. The play centers around Troy Maxson, a former baseball star of the ...

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe may be best known to many theatergoers for its musicals, but occasionally the company presents straight plays—dramas that reflect on the Black American experience and ...

Maxson and his family are center stage in August Wilson’s play FENCES, a Pulitzer Prize winner, now playing at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. Despite the deep societal and personal issues that ...

The Majestic Theater celebrates playwright August Wilson with a 40th anniversary production of his Pulitzer and Tony Award winning play, "Fences." "Fences" was developed in Connecticut, and had its ...

AUGUST WILSON. JAMES EARL JONES, AN INSPIRATION TO GENERATIONS OF ASPIRING ACTORS BOTH ON SCREEN AND ON STAGE. TONIGHT, TWO LOCAL ACTORS GIVING US A GLIMPSE INTO HIS ROLE AS TROY MAXSON IN FENCES AND ...

A dominating — and often entertainingly deafening — quality in some of the best 20th century American playwriting is the larger-than-life character who, through sheer force of will and verbalizing ...

“Fences,” directed by and starring Denzel Washington based on the play by August Wilson, opens in theatres nationwide on Christmas Day. The film is rated PG-13 with a running time of 138 minutes. As ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Josh Reaves as Cory and Auria Flack as Raynell share a moment in "Fences," running at Theatre Tallahassee through Jan. 26, 2025.