Fences By August Wilson: Play Analysis

Fences: Everything you need to know The play Fences written by August Wilson is a great play. It was written by someone who really lived in the character's shoes , and it felt very real. It connected to many things that have happened in my life. Many the hardships they have faced have come up in my life at some point, and it makes it very relatable to me personally, and that is way I choose to write about the Fences August Wilson was born on April 27, 1945, in Pittsburgh. His father Frederick Kittel was of German decent, but his mother , Daisy Wilson was of African heritage. When he was young his parents had a divorce , and him , his siblings , and his mother ended up moving from Pittsburg to the white dominate neighborhood of Oakland. There he would attend Central Catholic High school where he was bullied , and made of because he was partially African American. When he was 15 years old, Wilson transferred to Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, where he would obtain his high school diploma. His father's death in 1965 20-year-old Frederick Kittel …show more content…
It closed on June 26, 1988, after 525 performances. It was directed by Lloyd Richards, the cast consisted of: James Earl Jones (Troy Maxson), Mary Alice (Rose), Ray Aranha (Jim Bono), Frankie Faison (Gabriel), and Courtney B. Vance (Cory). The first revival of the play on Broadway opened at the Cort Theatre on April 26, 2010. It only had limited 13-week run, but was nominated for 10 Tony awards , and won three of them. A film of Fences was directed by Denzel Washington, and stared Washington with Viola Davis reliving their roles from the 2010 Broadway revival play. The film was released nationally on 25 December 2016. It was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2016, and has been nominated for numerous awards, including Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor for Washington and Best Supporting Actress for