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.
'Hidden Figures' and 'Fences' win big at 48th NAACP Image Awards. Aldis Hodge, Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson, and Octavia Spencer. Earl Gibson III / WireImage. Actors Aldis Hodge, Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson, and Octavia Spencer accept the award for outstanding motion picture for Hidden Figures onstage at the 48th NAACP Image Awards.