FENCES Stars Look To Their Families For Inspiration

The Associated Press featured an article on Fences. The piece, titled, "'Fences' Stars look to family to find characters" was written by Michael Kuchwara and begins:

Family is not a bad place to start when searching for ways to portray the lead characters in "Fences," August Wilson's most popular and perhaps most personal play.

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis both looked into their own lives to find bits and pieces of the husband and wife they play in the vivid Broadway revival of Wilson's drama set in 1950s Pittsburgh. And their introspection looks like it paid off.

The critically acclaimed production has snared 10 Tony Award nominations, including nods for its two stars and its director, Kenny Leon.

Read the full article from the ASSOCIATED PRESS at
http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_15038633

Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington returns to Broadway, alongside Academy Award nominee and Tony Award® winner Viola Davis, in August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. This strictly limited 13-week engagement begins April 14th at the Cort Theatre. Both a monumental drama and an intimate family portrait, Fences tells the story of Troy Maxson, a man torn between the glory of his past and the uncertainty of his future. Emboldened by pride and embittered by sacrifice, Troy is determined to make life better for future generations, even as he struggles to embrace the dreams of his own son.

 

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