Theater Review - Fences

Fences

Written by August Wilson

Directed by Cameron Knight

Where: Thompson Theater at the Roselle Center for the Arts

(University of Delaware, Newark, DE) 

When: Spring 2019

Quick thoughts since I saw the play months ago:

• I find Fences a bit boring particularly in its first act.  There's a lot of talk and hardly any action until the act's final minutes.  Yes, it's a character piece and it's a piece that certainly creates a complete world for its characters and its setting, but it's not particularly enjoyable to watch.  The second act improves quite a bit, but it's a little too late to really elevate the piece for me.
• Good performances that didn't quite reach the levels of Denzel and Viola in the movie, but good nonetheless.