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Fences is a 1983 play by American playwright August Wilson. Set in the 1950s it is the sixth in Wilson’s ten-part Pittsburgh Cycle. Like all of the Pittsburgh plays Fences explores the evolving African-American experience and examines race relations among other themes. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.

author
August Wilson
character in play
Cory Maxson, Gabriel Maxson, Jim Bono, Lyons Maxson, Raynell Maxson, Rose Maxson, Troy Maxson
IBDB ID
3507
premiere place
Waterford Connecticut, Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
premiere year
1983-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
setting of play
1950s; Backyard of an urban home in a North American industrial city
subject of play
A Negro Baseball league player is now a garbageman; his bitterness affects his loved ones

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