August Wilson's FENCES at Mark Taper Forum

August Wilson’s Fences

COMPLETING AUGUST WILSON’S CENTURY CYCLE AT CENTER THEATRE GROUP

Set in segregated Pittsburgh in the 1950s, Fences depicts the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star now scraping by as a sanitation worker. Excluded from the major leagues in his prime, Troy has grown increasingly bitter, and his anger and frustration take a toll on his wife Rose and his son Cory, who now wants his own chance to play ball professionally. But even as Troy takes responsibility for his family's safety and well-being, he betrays them each in ways that will forever alter their lives. Fences explores the walls we build around ourselves and our loved ones, while also illuminating one family’s struggles in a racist society.

With Fences, Center Theatre Group will complete August Wilson’s 10-play Century Cycle at the Mark Taper Forum.