He's the protagonist — you can't quite say "hero," unless you add "tragic" in front — of August Wilson's play Fences. James Earl Jones, who... Troy Maxson: Heart, Heartbreak as Big as the World Troy ...

This article originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of ELLE. Troy Maxson was already one of the iconic father figures in ­American theater—right up there with Death of a Salesman's Willy Loman.

A physical fence stands tall and true in Daniel Bailey’s scorching revival of August Wilson’s Fences, neatly enclosing the ...

A symphony of drama in several movements, August Wilson’s Fences (★★★★☆) rises, falls, and rises mellifluously. In Timothy Douglas’ astute new production at Ford’s Theatre, Wilson’s Pulitzer ...

Pop Psych: Where we ask a real psychotherapist to delve into the mindsets of our favorite pop culture characters. This week: Trauma and rebirth across generations in Fences. About halfway through ...

Theatrical Outfit (TO) has launched its 50th anniverary season with a staging of August Wilson’s “Fences,” onstage now through Oct. 4. Joining TO for the production are Dominion Entertainment Group ...

PULITZER PRIZE and Tony Award winning playwright AUGUST WILSON died this month, succumbing to liver cancer at the age of 60. Sportswriter DAVE ZIRIN looks at perhaps Wilson's most well-known play, ...

In Portland Playhouse's production of August Wilson's "Fences," Bryant Bentley (left) plays Jim Bono, Erika LaVonn plays Rose Maxson and Lester Purry plays Troy Maxson. (Brud Giles) It's been 13 years ...

Disclaimer: This is not a sports movie. Having said that, Troy Maxson, the main character in “Fences,” is a Black man who claims he would have made it to the Major Leagues but never got the chance ...