Fences at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Fences

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
7 South Calvert St Baltimore

Step into 1950s Pittsburgh, where former Negro League baseball star Troy Maxson battles the weight of a dream deferred. Now working the city streets as a trash collector, he finds his simmering regrets threatening to fracture the family he loves. A poignant and powerful exploration of love, responsibility, and the invisible fences that confine us.

Thru - Mar 8, 2026

Fri, Feb 13: 8:00pm

Sat, Feb 14: 8:00pm

Sun, Feb 15: 2:00pm

Thu, Feb 19: 7:30pm

Fri, Feb 20: 8:00pm

Sat, Feb 21: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sun, Feb 22: 2:00pm

Thu, Feb 26: 7:30pm

Fri, Feb 27: 8:00pm

Sat, Feb 28: 2:00pm & 8:00pm

Sun, Mar 1: 2:00pm

Fri, Mar 6: 8:00pm

Sat, Mar 7: 2:00pm

Sun, Mar 8: 2:00pm

Show Type: Drama

www.chesapeakeshakespeare.com

Fences Reviews

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The Baltimore Times - Highly Recommended

"...Seeing Fences on stage is always an event. Seeing it done well—by a local company deeply invested in text, community, and legacy—feels like a gift. Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s current production, directed by Reginald L. Douglas, is ambitious, emotionally charged, and deeply rooted in the enduring brilliance of August Wilson."

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- Harold Booker Jr.

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...August Wilson's brilliant, 1987 Pulitzer and Tony award-winning "Fences" graces the stage at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, and we thank them for it. This powerful play is the sixth presentation of the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration by the city's theaters. Directed by Reginald L. Douglas, the strong cast in this seamless and fascinating play gives us an intimate view of the Maxson family, and we see ourselves in each of them."

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- Sue Tilberry

Theatre Bloom - Highly Recommended

"...Some people build fences to keep people out. Other people build fences to keep people in. A powerful statement to be sure; an evocative thought that primes the mind for the emotional journey that is August Wilson’s Fences. Produced at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company as a part of the multi-year, city-wide Baltimore August Wilson Celebration, this striking production is a theatrical pleasure, inviting audiences into the intimate details of day-to-day life in the backyard of the Maxson home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1957."

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DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Overall, Fences at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is one of the finest productions I have seen so far in Baltimore’s exploration of the August Wilson Century Cycle."

- Constance Beulah

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The Baltimore Times - Highly Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

Theatre Bloom - Highly Recommended

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

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