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August Wilson's

Two Trains Running

  • Credits

    by August Wilson
    Directed by Juliette Carrillo
    Co-Production with Seattle Repertory Theatre

  • Location

    Fichandler Stage

  • Runtime

    3 hours with one 15 minute intermission

“Perfection … a work by a writer at the peak of his powers.”

– Variety

Two Trains Running is generously sponsored by PNC.
Additional support is provided by JMA. Anonymous support is also provided for Two Trains Running.

It’s 1969 and the Civil Rights Movement is sending tremors through Pittsburgh’s Hill District. At the center of the community is Memphis Lee’s diner, slated to be demolished — a casualty of the city’s renovation project. Confronted with a rapidly changing world, Memphis and his regular customers struggle to maintain their solidarity and sense of pride. From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson comes this masterpiece about everyday lives in the shadow of great events, and of unsung citizens who are anything but ordinary. “Mr. Wilson’s most adventurous and honest attempt to reveal the intimate heart of history.” (The New York Times)

Cast

CARLTON BYRD

Sterling

WILLIAM HALL, JR.

West

REGINALD ANDRE JACKSON

Wolf

EUGENE LEE

Memphis Lee

NICOLE LEWIS

Risa

FRANK RILEY III

Hambone

DAVID EMERSON TONEY

Holloway

Creative

AUGUST WILSON

Playwright

JULIETTE CARRILLO

Director

MISHA KACHMAN

Scenic Designer

IVANIA STACK

Costume Designer

SHERRICE MOJGANI

Lighting Designer

DAVID R. MOLINA

Composer and Sound Designer

CRISTINE ANNE REYNOLDS

Stage Manager

MARNE ANDERSON

Assistant Stage Manager

Multimedia

August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" Trailer
(L to R) David Emerson Toney (Holloway) and Eugene Lee (Memphis Lee) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, running March 30-April 29, 2018 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
(L to R) David Emerson Toney (Holloway), Carlton Byrd (Sterling) and Reginald Andre Jackson (Wolf) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, running March 30-April 29, 2018 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
(L to R) Frank Riley III (Hambone) and Carlton Byrd (Sterling) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, running March 30-April 29, 2018 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
(L to R) Carlton Byrd (Sterling) and Nicole Lewis (Risa) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, running March 30-April 29, 2018 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.
(L to R) Nicole Lewis (Risa), Eugene Lee (Memphis Lee), Frank Riley (Hambone) and Carlton Byrd (Sterling) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, running March 30-April 29, 2018 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Photo by C. Stanley Photography.

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