About the Show
Studio Theater
Written by August Wilson. Presented in arrangement with Concord Theatricals
Finalist for 1992 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Memphis Lee’s coffee shop lies in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, a neighborhood on the brink of economic development. Like most neighborhood hang outs, you’ll find the sage elder statesman, an ex-con, a numbers runner, a quiet waitress with a past, and a man with a disability who is looking for his ham. Compared to works by Chekhov, in this drama Wilson reveals the hopes and dreams of a community on the brink of change in the 1960s.
"Wilson’s most delicate and mature work."
- Time
Director: Jimmie Woody
Stage Manager---Ricki Thomas
Scenic Design---Richard Morris, Jr.
Lighting Design---TL Codella
Costume Design---Inda Blatch-Geib
Sound Design---Angie Hayes
* Appearing through an Agreement between this theater and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
*** Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Darryl Tatum
Memphis
Royce Ruffin
West
Kegan Sulamoyo
Hambone
Bryant Lyles
Holloway
Thailand Hodge
Risa
Drew Pope
Sterling
Perry Reed
Wolf
Content Advisory
Two Trains Running is recommended for ages 14 and up. The production includes frequent use of the n-word as well as references to sex and self-harm.
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