As the last days of September ended we began our journey into the first show of our season; August Wilson's Fences. The first two days of rehearsals were spent around the table; yes table work. The cast was all together and there was sort of a calm before the storm. I was elated because we have brought on d.l. Hopkins as Bono to play opposite Toney Cobb who has the lead role of Troy Maxon. Other cast members include Jordon Frink (Cory) who can currently be seen in the Triangle Players production of "Four Queens", Elliot Eddie (Gabe) whose acting credits include the lead in "A Soldiers Play" at Pasadena playhouse, Laurent St. Giles (Lyons) who was recently the lead in Charcoal Street, and Rochelle Turnage (Rose) a new comer to the AART stage that blew us all away at our company audition...needless to say I'm like a kid in a candy store as we have now entered the storm.
