This play's protagonist refuses to let his son Cory apply for a football scholarship because of the racism he was subject to as a player in the Negro Leagues, and becomes the first black garbage truck driver in town.
At this play's end, a mentally impaired war veteran unsuccessfully tries to use a broken trumpet to open up heaven, after which he dances and cries out. This play's protagonist talks about having had a fight with Death while talking to his friend Bono on payday in his front yard, the same location where the rest of this play is set. Alberta dies in childbirth in this play, leading the child's father to ask if his daughter Raynell can be raised by his wife (*) Rose. This play's protagonist refuses to let his son Cory apply for a football scholarship because of the racism he was subject to as a player in the Negro Leagues, and becomes the first black garbage truck driver in town. For 10 points, name this play about Troy Maxson, the sixth play in August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle.
At this play's end, a mentally impaired war veteran unsuccessfully tries to use a broken trumpet to open up heaven, after which he dances and cries out.
Fences