Fences

Now a Major Motion Picture directed by Denzel Washington, and starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Winner of the New York Drama Critic's and Tony Awards as well as the Pulitzer Prize, this sensational drama starred James Earl Jones in its original stage production. Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro baseball leagues, now works as a garbage man in 1957 Pittsburgh. Excluded as a black player from the major leagues during his prime, Troy's bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with both his wife and son who now wants his chance to play. Troy sees in his son his own life being re-lived but the America of the sixties in a different land and one in which he finds himself a stranger, alienated from those closest to him. In trying to save his son from his own life’s disappointments, Troy risks destroying everything he holds dear. ‘One of the great characters in American drama.’ - The New York Post ‘One of the richest experiences I have ever had in the theatre. I wasn't just moved. I was transfixed.’ - The New York Post ‘A blockbuster and a major American play.’ - New York Daily News ‘In his work, Mr. Wilson depicted the struggles of black Americans with uncommon lyrical richness, theatrical density and emotional heft, in plays that give vivid voices to people on the frayed margins of life.’  - The New York Times