CSC Hits “Fences” Out of the Park
Review by Sheldon Polonsky of Fences: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company takes on August Wilson’s renowned drama Fences this month, a play which
January 27, 2019
Review by Sheldon Polonsky of Fences: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company takes on August Wilson’s renowned drama Fences this month, a play which
Director Pugh keeps the focus on the unjustness of the accusations and the mounting tension within the community as they feel increasingly frustrated by a court which seems to be acting without any regard to the greater good of the community.
Cincy Shakes is known for creative reinventions of Shakespeare’s works and this is certainly a creative gamble. I am happy to say that it pays off.
Director Matthew Lewis Johnson transports Shakespeare’s story about 400 years from the 1590’s to the neon-soaked pulse of the 1980’s.