One character in this work describes jazz as "Chinese music," and compares a furniture salesman to the devil. In its opening scene, two characters discuss a co-worker named Brownie, who got caught trying to steal a watermelon. The protagonist often sings about a dog named Blue, and cheats on his wif
One character in this work describes jazz as "Chinese music," and compares a furniture salesman to the devil. In its opening scene, two characters discuss a co-worker named Brownie, who got caught trying to steal a watermelon. The protagonist often sings about a dog named Blue, and cheats on his wife with Alberta, resulting in the birth of Raynell. Gabriel is unable to blow a trumpet at the end of this play, whose protagonist refuses to let his son Cory play football because the color barrier prevented the protagonist from playing baseball in the Major Leagues. Set in the 1950's and part of the Pittsburgh Cycle, FTP, name this play about garbage truck driver Troy Maxson, by August Wilson.
One character in this work describes jazz as "Chinese music," and compares a furniture salesman to the devil.
Fences