The Old Globe is one of the country's leading regional theatre complexes, California's oldest professional theatre, and San Diego's largest theatre organization. Featuring diverse programming and commitment to both classic and contemporary works, the Globe annually presents 15 productions and nearly 600 performances on its three Balboa Park stages. Two of these stages are located in the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center — the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the 580-seat Old Globe Theatre and the 250-seat Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre. The 620-seat Lowell Davies Festival Theatre is The Old Globe's outdoor venue and home to the summer Shakespeare Festival.

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Summary

Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center

By August Wilson
Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Fences is a cornerstone of August Wilson’s The American Century Cycle, and a powerful exploration of fatherhood, identity, and legacy. Set in 1957, the play follows Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star, now a sanitation worker. Grappling with the burden of his broken dreams, Troy struggles to assert control over his family and his future. Director and Old Globe favorite Delicia Turner Sonnenberg (Deceived, Trouble in Mind), helms this deeply human portrait of a family’s love and resilience. August Wilson’s Fences is a must-see event that resonates as deeply today as it did when it first took the stage.

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