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A cycle continues with the staging of 'Fences'
By JOHN FLEMING
Published February 8, 2007
The West Coast Black Theatre Troupe made a start on staging August Wilson's cycle of plays about African-American life in the 20th century with a production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Piano Lesson in 2004. Now the Sarasota company turns to Wilson's other Pulitzer winner, Fences, set in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. At the center of the drama is garbage man Troy Maxson, a onetime baseball star in the Negro Leagues, embittered that he never had a chance to play in the segregated major leagues. James Earl Jones played Troy on Broadway and won a Tony Award. The Fences cast includes, seated from left, Dionndra Kinsey and Jeff Cange, and standing, Derek Jefferson, who plays Troy. The play opens tonight and runs through Feb. 17 at the company's new home, the Historic Asolo Theater at the Ringling Museum of Arts in Sarasota. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. $22, $28. (941) 360-7399.
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