Fences

Marin Theatre Company
397 Miller Ave. Mill Valley

August Wilson was one of America's most celebrated playwrights, and Fences was arguably his most celebrated work. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama -- as well as Tony Awards for Best Play and, decades later, Best Revival of a Play -- Fences is a powerful drama that tells the story of Troy Maxson (portrayed by Carl Lumbly). A former star of Negro League Baseball who now makes a living as a garbage man in 1957, Maxson is a man consumed with frustration concerning the color barrier that kept him from being a success in Major League Baseball. As he struggles to provide for his family, their relationships -- infected by bitterness -- suffer. A truly significant American play, the New York Post once hailed it as "one of the richest experiences I have ever had in the theatre."