August Wilson's Fences
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Omaha Community Playhouse August Wilson's Fences Hawks Mainstage Theatre

By August Wilson

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic.

A former Negro League baseball player struggles to co-exist with the racial trauma he still carries from his time in the league. When his frustrations lead to a series of tragic choices, his relationships with his wife and son suffer the consequences. Set in the 1950s, Fences is the sixth installment in The American Century Cycle, a series of ten plays by August Wilson that trace the Black experience through 20th century America.

Producing Partner: The Heider Family Foundation
Producing Partner: Mutual of Omaha
Hawks Series Sponsor: Immanuel 

Saturday, Jan. 28 - audio described performance 

*This production contains racially charged language, including racial slurs.

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By August Wilson

The Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic.

A former Negro League baseball player struggles to co-exist with the racial trauma he still carries from his time in the league. When his frustrations lead to a series of tragic choices, his relationships with his wife and son suffer the consequences. Set in the 1950s, Fences is the sixth installment in The American Century Cycle, a series of ten plays by August Wilson that trace the Black experience through 20th century America.

Producing Partner: The Heider Family Foundation
Producing Partner: Mutual of Omaha
Hawks Series Sponsor: Immanuel 

Saturday, Jan. 28 - audio described performance 

*This production contains racially charged language, including racial slurs.

 LESS INFORMATION