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The setting is the yard which fronts the only entrance to the Maxson household, an ancient two-story brick house set back off a small alley in a big-city neighborhood. The entrance to the house...
Fences takes place in the era of segregation in the United States, when many public spaces were only open to whites and closed-off to blacks. It also occurs at a time of a burgeoning black rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s. when such leaders as Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks would come to the fore and alter history with their ...
The play is set in 1957, a time of burgeoning post-war socio-economic growth for most white Americans. But not for African Americans.
Fences is a 1985 play by the 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.
- August Wilson
- 1985
Sep 10, 2024 · Fences, play in two acts by August Wilson, performed in 1985 and published in 1986. It won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1987. It was part of Wilson’s Century Cycle, with plays depicting African American life in each decade of the 20th century. Fences is set in 1957.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The central action of Fences unfolds in the space of a few months in the late 1950’s; it is 1957 when the play begins. The last scene takes place in 1965, on the day of the funeral of the...
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Oct 1, 2019 · The set description provides several clues to the heart of Troy Maxson's character. " Fences " takes place in the front yard of Troy's "ancient two-story brick house." The house is a source of both pride and shame for Troy. He is proud to provide a home for his family.
