His frustration and bitterness about where he ended up in life leaves him self-destructive. The father in question is Troy Maxson (Bert Labonte), husband of Rose Maxson (Zahra Newman), who once dreamt of being a professional baseball player before it was made clear that his worth would only ever be determined by the colour of his skin. Back then, to be a man was to be alpha, to be aggressive, to take up space, to demand – no, to seize respect – which as Wilson reminds us, comes at a price. There is much to be said for how far modern concepts of masculinity have come since the 1950s, and yet these complex dynamics still resonate today.
The generation of fathers that felt that care was duty, and the generation of sons who longed for duty in the form of care.
In one simple line from a son to his father, August Wilson captured the clash of two generations. “.Can I ask you a question? …How come you ain’t never like me?”
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