Fences
Written by August Wilson
Directed by Richard E. Harris
Assistant Director: Hephzibah Niamh
Due to the winter storm, the February 17 performance of this show has been canceled.
If you are holding tickets for this show, please refer to the email you received to learn how to use your tickets.
Fences is CEC's 300th production.
SYNOPSIS:
Pittsburgh, in the mid-1950s, Troy Maxson is a sanitation worker working with his best friend, Jim Bono. Troy has been married to Rose for 18 years, and they have a teenage son, Cory. Gabe, Troy's brother who suffered brain damage while fighting the Japanese in World War II, and Lyons, Troy's 34-year-old son from a previous relationship, regularly pop in and out of their lives. Troy was a baseball star in the late 1930s, playing in the Negro League, and still bears a grudge for his not being able to play Major League Baseball. He projects this, and other experiences, onto everyone around him, particularly Cory, who has the potential to be a football star. More than just influencing Cory's career prospects (adversely, it appears), Troy has a larger-than-life impact on the lives of everyone around him.
CONTENT WARNING:
Strong language is used throughout the show, including racial slurs. They are used in the context of the show's setting, Pittsburg in the mid-1950s.
"Fences" also covers intense subjects including infidelity, prejudice and racism, and intergenerational trauma.
COVID PRECAUTIONS
- All audience members are required to wear masks the entire time they are in CEC.
- Capacity is limited to 75 seats in the house per performance.
- We will not have food for sale during intermission. We also remind our audiences that bringing in their own food and drink into the theater is not permitted. There will be complimentary water available.
- We strongly encourage everyone to purchase their tickets to this production in advance. Online ticket sales will end one hour prior to the performance. We will have tickets available at the door, but we prefer not to accept cash payment. We request payment by debit or charge cards if at all possible to maintain COVID precautions.
Founded in 1979, Columbia Entertainment Company is now in its 44th season as a nonprofit community theatre located in Columbia, Missouri.
We are bringing a season to you that has a little bit for everyone!
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