Saturday, October 24, 2009

From Fences Tech

Stephen McKinley Henderson, a alumnus of UNCSA and a Wilsonian trained actor as well, visits during a break at Fences Tech.

Fences - the Romare Bearden Inspired Drop


For the final design of Fences I designed a collage of emotional and contextual responses to the play, inspired by the artist Romare Bearden. To learn more about Bearden, you can visit the Romare Bearden Foundation Website.

Fences Opens

I've designed scenery for another show, Fences by August Wilson, here in Winston-Salem, NC at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It opens this coming week

“Fences” by August Wilson
October 29-31 (Thurs – Sat) 8:00 p.m. at Catawba Theatre
November 1 (Sun) & 7 (Sat) 2:00 p.m.
4-7 (Wed – Sat) 8:00 p.m. at Catawba Theatre
Directed by Michele Shay / Featuring members of Studios 3 & 4
Arguably one of the greatest American plays of our time, this Pulitzer prize winning saga expresses the bitter pain of a failed black baseball player and the dawning of a new age of opportunity for his family.

To get tickets, check out:
http://www.uncsa.edu/performances/boxoffice.htm