5/13/2023 0 Comments Fences 1987 full play![]() Bono talks about using his outhouse in the winter Troy's brother Gabriel (Carl Brooks), a veteran, wanders about, convinced he is an angel, a result of the head injury he suffered fighting in World War II. ![]() It paints a vivid portrait of life in Pittsburgh at the time. He won the first of two Pulitzer Prizes for the drama, which opens in 1957 and ends in 1965. "Fences" is part of Wilson's Century Cycle, 10 plays capturing the Black experience throughout the 20th century. ![]() On : Carver Community Cultural Center's leader builds on its legacy 26 at the Little Carver Civic Center, an intimate space that is ideal for the play. Torence Henderson, from left, Sean Massey, Nerryl Williams and Tony Campbell star in Classic Theatre's staging of "Fences." Mewborne Photography ![]() The 1987 play, which Winstead also directed in 2007 for the now-shuttered Renaissance Guild, shows how some of Troy's actions damage his ties to Rose and their son Cory (Ty Price), a gifted athlete. ![]() In the hands of director Antoinette Winstead and her gifted cast, it's a perfectly calibrated scene, setting the stage for all that follows. She also prods him to give in when his eldest son, Lyons (Torence Henderson), a perpetually strapped musician, stops by to borrow $10. Troy's steadfast wife, Rose (Nerryl Williams), eventually emerges, offering some good-natured fact-checking here and there. ![]()
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