Scorn is a shortening of Old French escarn, of Germanic origin. The phrase hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is a version of a line in William Congreve's 1697 play The Mourning Bride : âHeav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'dâ.
Marin Theatre Company, 397 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. Two hours, 30 minutes. $20-$58. (415) 388-5208. www.marintheatre.org. The passions in August Wilson's musical dialogue reach peaks of operatic intensity in the Marin Theatre Company Fences that opened Tuesday.
Fences is an upcoming 2016 American drama film directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, based on his play of the same name. The film stars Washington in the title role, with Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson, Russell Hornsby, and Jovan Adepo. Principal photography on the film began on April 25, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The film is scheduled for a limited December 16, 2016 release by Paramount Pictures, before expanding on December 25.