Oct 11, 2008
The Oxford Dictionary of Plays | Fences
Fences
Author: August Wilson
First Performance: 1985, New Haven, Connecticut
Published: 1986
Genre: Drama in 2 acts
Setting: Yard of the Maxsons' home, US city, 1957, 1965
Cast: 5m, 1f, 1 child (f)
Troy Maxson, a 53-year-old black garbage collector, arrives home from work with his friend Bono. Troy has been complaining that only white men are allowed to drive the trucks, while the blacks have to deal with the rubbish. Troy has a son Lyons (34) by his first marriage, a charming wastrel, and is now married to Rose (43), with whom he has one son Cory, who works in a local store and is a keen footballer. Troy's brother Gabriel suffered a head injury in the Second World War and now believes that he is the Archangel Gabriel. Cory has been selected for a football team and will be able to go to college, but Troy...
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