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presents
August Wilson's
FENCES

Director  Kenney M. Green
Scenic Designer  Baron E. Pugh
Lighting Designer  Johann Fitzpatrick
Sound Designer   Kellen Voss
Costume Designer  Vilinda McGregor
Props Master  Erin Sagnelli
Production Stage Manager  Dana Rudnansky

AUGUST WILSON’S FENCES
is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com

Originally Produced on Broadway by Carole Shorenstein Hays, 
in association with Yale Repertory Theatre

World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai, Managing Director); Second Production at The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Managing Director)

Initially given a staged reading at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 
National Playwright Conference

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Troy Maxon
Jamil A. C. Mangan*   

Jim Bono
Eric Carter

Rose
Yvette Monique Clark*

Lyons
Nestor Garland

Gabriel
Daniel Danielson

Cory
Khalfani Louis

Raynell
Sahana Arulampalam and Gibson Quinn

Understudy for Lyons
Jerry Hamilton

Understudy for Rose
Vilinda McGregor

*The Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

2 hrs and 40 minutes including a 15 minute intermission

The backyard of the Maxson home in Pittsburgh, 1957 – 1963.

I am thrilled to welcome you to this production of August Wilson's FENCES!  The focus of Wilson's attention in this piece is TROY, and the way his family (and best friend) revolve around his world.  I have always been a fan of Mr. Wilson's work and the African-American diaspora in his 10-play cycle (all of which have won notable awards...FENCES winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1987), but this one in particular really hits home to me...pun intended.  I can see my mother, my step-father, my many bothers combined make up the two young men in this piece.  I sat with this for a spell to ask the question...why?  Why can I see so many people that I love in these characters?  Why are audiences drawn to this piece in particular?   This is not just an African-American story.  This is a HUMAN story of redemption, choice, sacrifice, grief, and forgiveness that everyone can embrace, told through an African-American lens during a time when outside pressures and forces dictated a world these characters created for themselves at home.  Thank you for being here and allowing yourself to be transported to Pittsburgh, 1957.

Kenney M. Green

Director 
Kenney M. Green

Scenic Designer 
Baron E. Pugh

Costume Designer 
Vilinda McGregor

Lighting Designer 
Johann Fitzpatrick

Sound Designer 
Kellen Voss 

Props Master/Set Dresser
Erin Sagnelli

Fight Choreographer
Michael Hinton

Production Stage Manager 
Dana Rudnansky

Assistant Stage Manager 
Vintage Kovel

Production Manager 
David Addis

Technical Director 
Johann Fitzpatrick

Scenic Carpenters 
Winfield Dobruck Jr, Chadwick Epps, Gregory Mason, Reed Simiele

Electrics Crew 
Adam Bintz, Winfield Dobruck Jr, Gregory Mason, Steve Mountzoures, Reed Simiele 

Scenic Charge 
Mikayla Carr

Scenic Painter 
Ray Dondero

Dramaturg/ Program Coordinator 
Liv Fassanella

Covid Compliance Officer 
Vintage Kovel

Lobby Design 
Darlene Zoller, Eileen Oconnor

Production Photographer 
Meredith Longo

Program Design 
Onstage Publications

Program Printing 
Budget Printers 

Poster/Postcard Design 
Dornenburg | Kallenbach Advertising 

Webmaster 
Rick Fountain 

E-Newsletter 
Lisa Steier

To view the study guide for this production, click here. 

Avery Heights Senior Living

Valeria Caldwell-Gaines

Carolina Wine Brands

Edible Arrangements

Nina Elgo

Chadwick Epps

Excel Fitness

Falcetti School of Music

Hoffman SummerWood Senior Living

Mandel Jewish Community Center

Emily and Alex Pattacini

Sarah Raskin

Mark Raymond

Robin Rittinger

Carole Wagner

Co-Founder/Executive Director
Tracy Flater

Co-Founder/Artistic Director
Sean Harris

Co-Founder/Artistic Director
Darlene Zoller

Company/Business Manager
Jonathan Katz

Interim Production Manager
David Addis

Technical Director/Master Electrician
Johann Fitzpartrick

Director of Marketing & PR
Natalie Noack

Literary Manager
Moira O’Sullivan

Dramaturg/New Works Coordinator
Liv Fassanella

Development Associate
Emma Mills Cook

Director of Education
Jill Zarcone

Education Coordinator
Jasmine Calhoun

Education Faculty
Marie Altenor, Christina DeCarlo, Josh Karam, Nick Palazzo, Anna Ricciuti, Jill Zarcone

Front of House Manager
Tori Mooney

Box Office Administrators
Jasmine Calhoun, Cianna Costa, Liv Fassanella, Matthew Guerrera

President
Besty Udal

Vice President 
Peter Evans

Co-Treasurers
Matthew Bragg and Ruth Van Winkle

Secretary
Sarah Jakubowski

Members

Gaetano Albani

Paige Buade

Melanie Ellis

William Fish

Kate Houlihan

Andrew Lattimer

Gail Mangs

Susan Miller

Richard Rubenstein

Annie Scott

Rebecca Selig

Joanna Sprout

Vinod Sukhraj

Ruth Van Winkle

BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS

Matthew Bragg

Chuck Coursey, Founding VP

Bonnie Gauthier

Carol McCabe

Margaret Rattigan

Julianne Roth

Robert Rowlson*

Ron Roy

Richard Rubenstein

Robert Slifka

David Wurzer, Founding President

*Deceased

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Jim Bergenn, Valeria Caldwell-Gaines, Erika Cantin, Mayor Shari Cantor, Stefanie Chambers, Chris Conway, Anna Crawford, Matthew Cuddy, Kyra Dorsey, Kevin Doyle, Nina Elgo, Kenneth Elligers, Earl Exum, Dan Falotico, David Figliuzzi, Gail Frahm, Tracy Frankel, Kathy Frederick, Lisa Greene, Donna Haghighat, Bob Hilborn, Calida Jones, Susan King, Andy Lieberman, Dave Macri, Charles Mallory, Gloria Mengual, Mike Michaud, Tanya Penman-Sterling, David Polk, Mike Rouette, Wanda Seldon, Kim SIlcox, Amy Silverman, Jonathan Slifka, Howard Sovronsky, Rachel Spitzig, Brittany Stephenson, Nyaunu Stevens, Joe Waxman, Carol Waxman, Yvette Young

Playhouse on Park has undertaken an effort to improve the quality of the indoor air inside the main theater, rehearsal spaces, and all other associated facilities.  The work has followed the Ventilation Verification requirements put forth by the Actors' Equity Association as an effort to help ensure the safety of member actors in response to the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic

The project has followed guidance from the CDC, NIH, OSHA, and other relevant authorities, which indicates that the main transmission pathway of the SARS-COV-19 disease is via airborne (i.e. aerosolized or droplet form) viral particles traveling from an infected individual's lungs to an otherwise uninfected individual.  This targeted the risk of infection posed by potentially unsafe concentrations of infectious air in contained indoor spaces, despite distancing and the regular use of face coverings.

Following a shared air quality (SAQ) assessment, which included a complete evaluation of the current HVAC infrastructure and the usage and flow of all spaces, areas were identified to make improvements to the quality of inhaled, or rebreathed, air.  These included improvements to filtration, increased ventilation, and installation of air purification technology to deactivate and remove potentially harmful particles.  These steps were followed by a reassessment of each space to help quantify and ensure the health and safety improvements that were made.

The air quality work aligned with standards developed by ASHRAE along with the EPA and NEMI, and were performed by a technician fully licensed in the State of Connecticut.