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August Wilson's "Fences" provocatively delineates main events in the life of a black family in the 1950s. The success of the production stems primarily from the excellent lead, Shannon Bryant '99, who plays Troy Maxson, a garbage collector whose race foils his dreams of playing major league baseball. Fortunately, the supporting characters also hold their...
...strongest acting by far belongs to Bryant. In the daunting role of Troy, he is believable and absorbing. His success can be traced to the little quirks he used to make Troy a real person. His laugh--closer to a cackle--embodies many of Troy's attitudes: triumphant and powerful, but at the same time with undercurrents of insecurity and suppressed regret...
...driving him to seek a mistress, but at the same time feels bad about the situation and apologizes. Even as he alienates his friends and family--his wife, his two sons, his best friend Bono (Ian Christopher Hunt '99)--he is insecure. Covering a challenging range of emotions, Bryant successfully portrays all his character's complexities and nuances...
...Bryant says medical schools are very impressed with the advising program at Harvard...
...When you assign advisors in the middle of junior year, you know who's going to be around to write letters," Bryant says...