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.
Top Stories. Viola Davis Pays Tribute To August Wilson âWho Exhumed And Exulted The Ordinary Peopleâ In Oscars Win. Three timeâs a charm for Viola Davis who takes home her first Oscar tonight for Denzel Washingtonâs directorial of August Wilsonâs 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fences. Together with Mahershala Aliâs win for best supporting actor in Moonlight, Davisâ win is tying for the Oscar record of most Black performers to win in a single year.