AUDITIONS: August Wilson’s Fences
PRESENTED IN THE WILSON THEATRE
Troy Maxson, a former star of the Negro baseball leagues, now works as a garbage man in 1957 Pittsburgh. Excluded from the major leagues in his prime, Troy has grown increasingly bitter, and his anger and frustration take a toll on his relationships with his wife and son.
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Troy Maxson – (Male) African American, 40-60s Father, husband, former Negro League Baseball player.
Jim Bono – (Male) African American, 40 – 60’s, Troy’s friend
Rose – (Female) African American, 40’s – 60’s, Troy’s wife
Lyons – (Male) African American, 20’s – 30’s, Troy’s oldest son by a previous marriage.
Gabriel – (Male) African American, 30’s- 50’s, Troy’s bother that suffers from a WW2 brain injury
Cory – (Male) African American, 18 – 25, Troy and Rose’s son.
Raynell – (Female) African American, 7-10, Troy’s daughter