August Wilson was one of America's most celebrated playwrights, and Fences was arguably his greatest 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, a charismatic former Negro League Baseball star who now makes his living as a sanitation worker. Maxson is a man consumed with frustration over the color barrier that kept him from being a success in Major League Baseball. A truly significant American play, a New York Post reviewer once hailed it as "one of the richest experiences I have ever had in the theater." Now you can experience live it at the outdoor Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda.
Presented by California Shakespeare Theater
