Modern Theatre Guides: August Wilson's Fences (Paperback)

from ctkjs

A story about wanting more for others and your own self at the same time. It's about the barriers we put up in our lives. Wilson weaves words together to build these powerfully beautiful and heartbreaking monologues you really can't help getting chills when reading. Well, I couldn't at least.

from lschiff

What a beautifully written, powerful play. My daughter will be reading this in her English class next week--she let me read it ahead of time and I'm so glad I did.

from gbjefferso

Drama that takes place in 1957 focusing on the main character, Tony, a strong hard working black man, who is drowning in anger by the racism that has kept him in his perception from meeting his dreams. Not a fast-moving play but the concepts of racism, family values and sense of survival are so s...

from ncgraham

I read this for a drama class last semester, and knew next to nothing about it before I picked it up and read it for myself. In contrast, I had some connection to all the other plays we read in that class-I've loved Shakespeare since I was a child, and so had no qualms with making the romp throug...

from ptom3

August Wilson FENCES Plume, 1986 Play "Can't visit the sins of the father upon the child." A few summers back, August Wilson's play, FENCES, was performed at a local theater. I missed every performance. That was upsetting. I love seeing plays. Recently, I saw that FENCES was being made into a maj...