PROMOS
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
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CAST
TROY MAXSON – DeJeanette Horne*
JIM BONO – Aaron P. Watkins
Troy’s Friend
ROSE MAXSON – Lolita Marie
Troy’s Wife
LYONS – Evan T. Carrington
Troy’s eldest son by a previous marriage
GABRIEL – Shakill Jamal*
Troy’s Brother
CORY – Isaiah C. Evans
Troy and Rose’s Son
RAYNELL – Mikayla Uqdah, BelleGabrielle Willow Annibal
At alternating performances
UNDERSTUDIES
Lezlie T. Hatche
ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE TEAM
Director – Reginald L. Douglas•
Production Manager – Lauren Engler*
Production Stage Manager – Alexis E. Davis*+
Technical Director – Dan O’Brien*
Set Designer – Timothy Jones
Lighting Designer – Malory Hartman
Costume Designer – Cidney Forkpah
Sound Designer – Chris Lane
Props Designer – Isabel deCarvalho
Assistant Director – Bernard Johnson
Associate Production Manager – Dawn Thomas Reidy*
Dramaturg – Khalid Y. Long Ph.D
Music Director – Tiffany Underwood Holmes
Fight/Intimacy Director – Sierra Young
Board Operator – Kai Singleton
Youth Coach – Vanessa Strickland
Assistant Stage Manager – Dynia Goodwin
Assistant Technical Director & Tree Creator – Chester Stacy*
Set Construction Assistant – Bobby Henneberg
Wardrobe Supervisor – Rowan Gardner
Senior House Manager – Pamela Forton*
House Managers – Preaundrea Franklin, Stacey Morrison, Ashley Sigmon
* CSC Company Member
+ Actors’ Equity Association Member
• Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Member
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
Photos by Kiirstn Pagan Photography
NEWS AND REVIEWS
THE AFRO
Baltimore August Wilson Celebration continues with ‘Fences’‘
By: Victoria Mejicanos
Posted February 1, 2026
WATCH: WJZ – CBS BALTIMORE
Around Town: Behind the scenes of Fences at Maryland’s Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
With Dennis Valera
Aired February 2, 2026
WATCH: WBAL-TV 11
Chesapeake Shakespeare Co. performs ‘Fences’ at celebration of August Wilson
With Breana Ross
Aired February 5, 2026
THE BALTIMORE BEAT
The Baltimore August Wilson Celebration honors the epic lives of working-class Black folks‘
By: Bry Reed
Posted February 24, 2026
THEATRE BLOOM
Review: Fences at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
By Amanda N. Gunther
Published February 7, 2026
“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It is a masterpiece of art, a work of beauty, a production of grace and celebration, not to be missed if one can help it.”
DC THEATRE ARTS
Review: ‘Fences’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare honors August Wilson’s enduring power
By Constance Beulah
Published February 8, 2026
“This production does not simply present Fences; it lives inside it. It is theatre at its most honest, and it deserves to be seen.“
THE BALTIMORE TIMES
Review: Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s Fences Is a Powerful and Strikingly Relevant Portrait of Black Life
By Harold Booker
Published 10 February 2026
“Chesapeake Shakespeare Company’s Fences is a strong, thoughtful, and emotionally layered production that honors August Wilson’s legacy while reminding us why his work remains essential.“
MD THEATRE GUIDE
Review: ‘August Wilson’s Fences’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
By Sue Tilberry
Published February 10, 2026
“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.”
BROADWAY WORLD BALTIMORE
Review: August Wilson’s Fences at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
By Lisa A. Crayton
Published February 20, 2026
“A deeply satisfying theater experience. See it before it leaves on March 8th…grab a ticket ASAP…it’s a powerhouse production“
LISTEN: WYPR MIDDAY
Rousuck’s Review: ‘Fences’ at Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.
By J. Wynn Rousuck
Published February 19, 2026
“Steady, sure-handed direction…Horne plays [Troy] with a confident barring and equally assured delivery…”