Synopsis: Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, the drama follows Troy Maxson, a former baseball player in the Negro Leagues, now reduced to collecting trash. Troy must deal with his headstrong football-player son, who has a chance to go so much further than he did; and with his wife, who reevaluates their marriage when Troy comes home with the baby he fathered with another woman. Winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for drama. Original Run: March 26, 1987 - June 26, 1988, 46th Street Theatre (Broadway)
Pictured: James Earl Jones, photo by William B. Carter
