(L–R) Mark Anthony as Cory, Val Sinckler as Rose and Keene Hudson as Troy Maxson in Sixth Street Playhouse’s production of August Wilson’s ‘Fences.’ (Eric Chazankin) In Sixth Street’s intimate black ...

Troy Maxson makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began ...