CPCC Theatre Presents August Wilson's FENCES, Beginning 4/12

CPCC Theatre will present August Wilson Pulitzer Prize winning drama Fences on Friday April 12 & 19 at 8:00pm, Saturday April 13 & 21 at 8:00pm ,Sunday April 14 & 21 at 2:30pm and Thursday April 18 at 7:30pm in Pease Auditorium on the college's central campus. Tickets are $16.00 for regular audience/ $5.00 for CPCC students, faculty and staff. Tickets may be purchased online at CPCCTix tix.cpcc.edu 24/7 or by calling the SunTrust Box Office at 704-330-6534 Monday - Friday form 10:00am to 5:00pm. Parking is FREE.

Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August Wilson's Fences is a sensational drama that originally starred James Earl Jones on Broadway as Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro baseball leagues who now works as a garbage man in 1957 Pittsburgh. Excluded as a black man from the major leagues during his prime, Troy's bitterness takes its toll on his relationships with his wife and his son, who now wants his own chance to play ball. Revived in 2010 starring Denzel Washington as Troy, the play won the Tony Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award. The New York Post called Troy Maxson "One of the great characters in American drama. One of the richest experiences I have ever had in the theatre. I wasn't just moved. I was transfixed." By the author of The Piano Lesson, Fences will be part of the Sensoria Festival 2013 http://sensoria.cpcc.edu/about/.

Calvin Walton Troy Maxson
J.R. Jones Jim Bono
Lillie Ann Oden Rose
Jonovan Adams Lyons
James Lee Walker III Gabriel
Dominic Weaver Gabriel (understudy)
Brandon Cook Cory
Jade Brooklyn Skipper Raynell
Hunter Hurst Raynell

To learn more about the cast visit our website at http://arts.cpcc.edu/performing-arts/theatre/Fencesbios.docx/view.

This production is under the direction of Dr. Corliss Hayes, Assistant Director Corey Mitchell, Scene Design by Rebecca Primm, Light Design by James Duke, Costume Design by Jamey Varnadore and Sound Design by Jeff Murdock.