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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Fences, Pasadena Playhouse (2006)

Cast: Laurence Fishburne (Troy Maxson), Angela Bassett (Rose), Orlando Jones (Gabriel), Wendell Pierce (Jim Bono), Kadeem Hardison (Lyons), Bryan Clark (Cory), Victoria Matthews (Raynell)
For complete info on this production, see Pasadena Playhouse's Fences site.

Fences by August Wilson is one of my favorite plays and it was great to finally get to see a production of it. The fact that we got to see this amazing cast perform this play was icing on the cake. Fences is playing at the Pasadena Playhouse through October 1, 2006. It's a pretty short run and from what I understand most performances are sold out, but if you can manage to get a ticket to it, I highly recommend this performance.

Fences is a wonderful play by August Wilson about a former ballplayer for the Negro Leagues who is a very bitter older man working to hold on to his family and pride. There's a reason it won the Tony for Best Play in 1987 and it's just as meaningful now.

Grade: A

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