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HARDISON, JONES JOIN CAST OF PASADENA’S ‘FENCES’: Pair step into August Wilson play with Bassett and Fishburne.
*Kadeem Hardison and Orlando Jones will join Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett in California’s upcoming Pasadena Playhouse run of August Wilson's drama Fences.
The 1950-60's Pittsburgh-set drama follows the struggle of a former Negro League baseball player who now finds himself working as a garbage collector. Wendell Pierce (“The Boys of Winter”) and Victoria Matthews (“Les Miserables”) are also in the production.
"This is the kind of incredible cast that a director dreams of and prays for. This tremendous group of artists coming together for this production is a great tribute to August Wilson and a genuine sign of the deep admiration and devotion that his writing inspires in actors," said the venue’s artistic director Sheldon Epps, according to Playbill News. "I know that this is a combination of players who will produce genuine theatrical fireworks in this beautiful and moving play."
"This is our way of honoring August — and also the brilliant Lloyd Richards, the director who helped create many of his plays," concluded Epps.
Both playwright Wilson and his longtime collaborator Richards died in the last year. The revival is slated to begin previews Aug. 25 and open Sept. 1 for a run scheduled through Oct. 1.
Tickets to Fences at the Pasadena Playhouse (39 South El Molino Ave., Pasadena) are available by calling (626) 356-PLAY. For more information, visit www.pasadenaplayhouse.org.
