![]() (The baseball metaphors are in homage to Troy, of course, who speaks in that peculiar tongue-he chides his son Cory (Justin Weaks) that he’s living with a “full count” and describes death as “a fastball on the outside corner.”) It’s still a run generator-an affecting work of small ball-but not a dominant showing and likely carried over to a standing ovation by the sheer love for the game. Russell, Erika Rose and Craig Wallace in the Ford’s Theatre production ofĪugust Wilson’s Fences (Photo: Scott Suchman)īut Fences, directed by Timothy Douglas, is more like a double off the outfield wall. ![]() Add 2019 Helen Hayes Award-winning actress Erika Rose in the crucial role of Rose Maxson and you’ve got the makings of an historic production. And the casting of local big-leaguer Craig Wallace in the ample role of Troy Maxson-Wilson’s own Willy Loman-was both inspired and obvious. The memorable backyard drama of father and son and husband and wife is probably the most accessible and popular of Wilson’s magnificent Century Cycle. ![]() The staging of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Fences at Ford’s Theatre seemed made-to-order for a grand slam home run. ![]()
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