Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Building 2, Blair Hall
FREE special event as part of Black History Month
Performances start promptly at 6 p.m. and no latecomers will be seated, in consideration of the cast and audience.
Set in the 1950s, Fences 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. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.
A 2010 revival on Broadway starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis as the married couple struggling with changing U.S. race relations.The revival was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning three for Best Revival of a Play, Best Actor in a Play (Denzel Washington), and Best Actress in a Play (Viola Davis).
Directed by Music, Theatre and Dance chair, Gina Neuerer, this production features six current Sinclair African-American theatre majors: Shaun Diggs, Bryana Bentley, Antonio Davis, Andre Tomlinson, Tristan Rivera and Naman Clark.
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Building 2, Blair Hall
FREE special event as part of Black History Month
Performances start promptly at 6 p.m. and no latecomers will be seated, in consideration of the cast and audience.
Set in the 1950s, Fences 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. The play won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1987 Tony Award for Best Play.
A 2010 revival on Broadway starred Denzel Washington and Viola Davis as the married couple struggling with changing U.S. race relations.The revival was nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning three for Best Revival of a Play, Best Actor in a Play (Denzel Washington), and Best Actress in a Play (Viola Davis).
Directed by Music, Theatre and Dance chair, Gina Neuerer, this production features six current Sinclair African-American theatre majors: Shaun Diggs, Bryana Bentley, Antonio Davis, Andre Tomlinson, Tristan Rivera and Naman Clark.