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March 21, 2024 - April 28, 2024

August Wilson’s Fences


Directed by Christopher Windom
March 21 – April 28, 2024

Please Note: This production’s run has ended.

An iconic American playwright’s magnum opus 

What is perhaps August Wilson’s most well-known play may also be his most powerful. In segregated 1957 Pittsburgh, former Negro League baseball player Troy Maxson is now scraping by as a sanitation worker. Once a towering figure in his community, he now only exerts control over his wife and two sons. Troy’s desire to protect his loved ones from oppression grows warped by his stubbornness and pride. A devastating look at a man and his family’s strained relationships, Fences is a must-see Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, returning to the Trinity Rep stage for the first time in over 30 years. 

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Cast & Creative

Cast
Nicholas Byers
Cory
Jackie Davis
Rose
Felese Kparyea
Raynell (at select performances)
Martinez Napoleon
Gabriel
Blair Pierre
Raynell (at select performances)
Kelvin Roston Jr.
Troy Maxson
Dereks Thomas
Jim Bono
Rodney Witherspoon, II
Lyons
Tylar Jahumpa
Understudy for Gabriel/Lyons/Cory
Angela Nash Wade
Understudy for Rose
Yunus Quddus
Understudy for Troy Maxson/Jim Bono

Creative

Christopher Windom
Director
Lex Liang
Set Designer
Kenisha Kelly
Costume Designer
Marika Kent
Lighting Designer
Elton Bradman
Sound Designer
Mark Rose
Fight Choreographer
Amanda Brackett
Stage Manager
Polly Feliciano
Assistant Stage Manager

Sponsors

August Wilson's Fences is sponsored in part by Washington Trust.