Tonight I saw the next of the CalShakes productions of the summer, August Wilson’s Fences. It’s a relatively contemporary play about a black Pittsburgh family. It was a very engaging, compelling, drama. The entire story takes place around (mostly in front of) their small house, and deals with aspects of interpersonal drama, responsibility, and forgiveness. I had no preconceptions going in as I hadn’t heard of the playwright, even though he’d won 2 Pulitzer prizes. Extremely well acted, and very strong play.
It was a very pleasant, warm night, and I was joined by Bill and Andy, along with Jennifer and Robert. I think everybody really enjoyed it. I can’t imagine tomorrow night will be as strong, but we’ll see.