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Troy Maxson is a Pittsburgh sanitation worker who once dreamed of a baseball career, but was too old when the major leagues finally admitted black players. As he faces off against the racial barrier at work and his own disappointments, Troy also grapples with his son, Cory, over the teenager’s hope for a football scholarship and with his wife, Rose, who confronts Troy over a child he has fathered with another woman.

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Performances ended on Jul. 11, 2010.

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About Fences on Broadway

Previews: Apr 14, 2010 • Opening: Apr 26, 2010 • Closing: Jul 11, 2010
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James Earl Jones Theatre
138 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036
Hearing Assistance
Assisted listening devices are available. An ID is required as a deposit.
Wheelchair Access
Orchestra section and Main Level are fully accessible.
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What Is the Story of Fences?
Fences centers on the Maxons, an African-American family living in Pittsburgh in 1957. Patriarch Troy, a sanitation worker, is an embittered former player in baseball’s Negro Leagues. Matriarch Rose runs the household, stretching Troy’s meager paycheck to keep things going. Their teen son Cory is being recruited to play college football, a source of contention with his father. Also on the scene are Troy’s older son Lyons, brain-damaged brother Gabriel and drinking buddy Bono. The main action of the play takes places over a two-month period that changes the nature of the Maxons’ marriage and Cory’s path in life forever.
 

"Genuinely glorious. Denzel Washington and Viola Davis generate shiver-making heat and pathos. Vibrantly acted with scenes as vivid and heartfelt as any on Broadway now. Kenny Leon's direction is expertly fluid."

The New York Times

Ben Brantley

"Gorgeous. Thrilling. Unmissable. The finest revival yet of an August Wilson play. You just do not see performances of this intensity and truthfulness on Broadway these days."

The New Yorker

John Lahr

Cast & Creative

Cast

Viola Davis
Rose
Chris Chalk
Cory
Russell Hornsby
Lyons
Mykelti Williamson
Gabriel

Creative

Written by
August Wilson
Director
Kenny Leon
Set Designer
Santo Loquasto
Original Music
Branford Marsalis
Costume Designer
Constanza Romero
Lighting Designer
Brian MacDevitt
Sound Designer
Acme Sound Partners
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