Listen: August Wilson's 'Fences'

WNYC Digital | May 24, 2015

Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, Fences tells the story of Troy Maxson, a restless trash-collector and former baseball athlete who is struggling to provide for his family. Directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon.

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CAST

TROY MAXSON.......Ruben Santiago-Hudson

JIM BONO.............Eugene Lee

ROSE....................Elain Graham

LYONS..................Kevin Carroll

GABRIEL...............Ray Anthony Thomas

CORY....................Jonathan Majors

RAYNELL...............Eden Duncan-Smith

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View behind-the-scenes photos here

Constanza Romero, widow of August Wilson and Executor of the August Wilson Estate, watching the live reading of Fences in The Greene Space. (Matthew Septimus)

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