Facing Fences: An interview with director Tim Bond
"Fences deals with someone who's essentially the same age as me, Troy Maxson [the play's
main character]. I feel like I understand this character from a different standpoint as
a father now than I might have ten years ago when I was first offered the play."
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Unveiling August: Long-time Seattle Rep Managing Director Benjamin Moore shares his
impressions, insights, and anecdotes from working on all of August Wilson's plays
Seeking a frank and simple discussion of Mr. Wilson's work and his relationship with
Seattle Rep, we said the name of a play, and Mr. Moore responded with his candid
impressions and most vivid memories. Here are his thoughts.
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Playing for Keeps: From Negro Leagues to Major Leagues, how black baseball players
broke down race barriers
Taking place in Pittsburgh in the 1950s, August Wilson's Fences explores a time in
American history when the lines of racial segregation still confined most African
Americans to a second-class citizenship. But cracks were beginning to appear in this
wall. One of the earliest places to break the color barrier was the world of professional
sports...
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A Relevant Past: In the age of Obama, does Fences still resonate?
In light of the election of Barack Obama, our nation's first African-American president,
it's easy to ask if a play about an African American garbage man scarred by racism and
bitter because of dreams denied him is still relevant.
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