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Fences

Film Review: “Fences” — The Tragedy of Walls

This excellent film version of the play Fences meets (even exceeds) the considerable demands of August Wilson’s script.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: August-Wilson, Denzel Washington, Fences, Viola Davis

Film Commentary: Black Lives Matter, Cinematic Expressions

One of the heartening trends in film during 2016 has been an increase in the number of quality films that focus on African-Americans.

By: Tim Jackson Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Anna Rose Holmer, August-Wilson, Barry Jenkins, Birth of a Nation, Denzel Washington, Fences, I Am Not Your Negro, James Baldwin, Loving, Mira Nair, Moonlight, Nate Parker, Queen of Katwe, The Fits

Theater Feature: Best Stage Productions of 2014

Fuse theater critics pick some of the outstanding productions of the year.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Theater Tagged: Bill-Marx, Brundibár, But The Giraffe!, Comedy of Errors, Fences, Ian Thal, In the Summer House, Into the Woods, Knock! The Daniil Kharms Project, Krapp's Last Tape, Poets' Theatre, Robert Israel, Smart People, The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Captialism and Socialism With a Key to The Scriptures, The Lie of the Mind, The Real Thing, The Whale, The World Fixer, Under Milk Wood

Theater Review: A Superbly Gritty Staging of August Wilson’s “Fences”

Director Eric C. Engel and the Gloucester Stage Company cast gives Fences an insightful and nuanced production.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: August-Wilson, Daver Morrison, Eric C Engel, Fences, Gloucester Stage Company

Book Review: August Wilson Play Cycle — Complete

The Theatre Communications Group is to be congratulated for making readily available one of the most colossal feats in American drama. For those who don’t want the entire “August Wilson Century Cycle,” the plays can also be acquired individually. The August Wilson Century Cycle, by August Wilson, The Theater Communications Group, $200. By Caldwell Titcomb […]

By: Caldwell Titcomb Filed Under: Theater Tagged: August-Wilson, Caldwell-Titcomb, Fences, Frank-Rich, Gem-of-the-Ocean, Joe-Turners-Come-and-Gone, John-Lahr, Ma-Raineys-Black-Bottom, Radio-Golf, Seven-Guitars, The-Piano-Lesson, Theater, Toni-Morrison, Two-Trains-Running

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