Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates ...

A new production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fences” may make you eager to see more of the playwright’s work at Westcoast Black Theatre ...

Troy’s barriers manifest in the “fence” he builds around his house, his attempt to regulate his world by choosing who can ...

Viola Davis delivers one of her most powerful film performances in "Fences" as '50s housewife Rose ... Washington plays Troy Maxson, a former promising baseball player who now works as a ...

Denzel Washington played Troy Maxson in the movie version of "Fences ... and the man he played in “Fences” have in common an intense love affair with baseball, the sport romanticized for ...

"Fences" isn't content ... The first trailer for the movie shows exactly why this powerhouse play raked in the awards. Washington stars as a 1950s-era former baseball player turned garbage truck ...