Denzel Washington's film version of the August Wilson play "Fences" is a story nearly 30 years in the making. The celebrated playwright won the first of his two Pulitzer Prizes in 1987 for this family ...

Lloyd Richards, the dean of Yale School of Drama, received a package in the mail in December 1984 containing a typed draft script of “Fences,” a play by August Wilson that would premiere at Yale ...

Despite the American theater’s hopes for bridging our racial and social gaps, it’s rare that the stage provides an authentic glimpse into the day-to-day lives of the nation’s poor. It’s even rarer if ...