I hope it isĪ magical experience for you as well. “On the Hill” is an experience like no other, I am told. I’ve neverĭirected this play outdoors and I look forward to it. The play, considering it all takes place outside. Support the work that APT has done to at last bring Fences toīeing outdoors will be an experience that really will enhance Missing from APT’s classical canon until now. The perspective of a family of color, something that has been But beyond that, it is significant that this classic offers There is no doubt thatĪugust Wilson’s plays fit squarely into APT’s mission of classical Right time and the right group of artists. To do his work for a long time but has been waiting for the Fromĭiscussions with Brenda DeVita, I know that she has wanted With August, and Fences is one that I truly enjoy finding andįences is APT’s first production of an August Wilson play. I try toįind the love and passion in all the plays I direct, especially The story rings so true for so many people, especially in theįather and son relationship that is a focus of the play.

In the more than 30 productions of his work I have tackled, I often get asked what my favorite August Wilson play to direct

Bank is a generous sponsor of APT's production of August Wilson’s Fences A heart-wrenching look at a complex and flawed man, filled with exquisitely drawn characters and August Wilson’s stunning poetry. As Troy ruminates on his past and his present, it begins to seem that his regrets may outweigh his happiness, even as his fortunes turn toward the better. Before Rose, Troy spent time in prison, where he developed a love for baseball, and he believes he could have been a professional if not for the color of his skin. He spends his days working as a garbage collector, Friday afternoons drinking with his friend Bono, and his nights in the arms of Rose, his loving wife of many years. Troy Maxson is a man with a loving family, and soul full of bittersweet hope. Opening night: August 10.įEATURING Karen Aldridge, David Alan Anderson, Bryant Louis Bentley, Yao Dogbe, Jamal James, Gavin Lawrence A lyrical, heartbreaking love song sung in August Wilson’s unparalleled poetry, about people whose hearts beat vast and deep. Yet it fits snug on our Hill stage, the perfect platform for a could‑have‑been‑great man. And it’s bigger - it’s more - than all of that. But it can always be greener, right? Troy’s story is both unique and universal - a portrait of the unsteady bridge between fathers and sons, and the wives and mothers who stand cheering for both sides while hanging their own dreams out to dry. A story strong enough to bear the weight of injustice and yearning and love, at its best and its most destructive. A sanctuary where, at long last, the grass is finally green. Equity & Anti-Racism Vision & Action Plan.

Fences by August Wilson