August Wilson’s
Two Trains Running
January 23 – February 16, 2025
Change is on the menu.
August Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Fences and The Piano Lesson, brings us the world inhabited by the staff and regulars at Memphis Lee’s diner in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1969. Through these complex and big-hearted characters, Wilson explores the economic and racial turbulence that marked the Civil Rights Era.
Faced with declining business at his restaurant and a rapidly changing neighborhood, Memphis and those around him fight for what they believe they deserve – a fair price for the restaurant, lottery winnings, and a job.
Two Trains Running features the finely tuned rhythms that define Wilson’s work and exemplifies why he is one of the most revered and produced American playwrights of our time.
August Wilson’s
Two Trains Running
January 23 – February 16, 2025
Change is on the menu.
Set against the economic turbulence of Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1969, diner-owner Memphis Lee finds himself at a juncture: maintain his much-beloved neighborhood spot or sell it – changing the lives of its big-hearted regulars. With the finely tuned rhythms and complex characters that define the August Wilson canon, Two Trains Running explores the beauty in resilience.
Info & Accessibility
More information about the production including run time will be available closer to the first performance date.
Digital Program
The program will be available one week prior to the start of the shows.
The Cast
Jerome Preston Bates, Jr.
Holloway
David Jennings
Hambone
Rafael Jordan
Sterling
Postell Pringle
Wolf
Taji Senior
Risa
Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.
Memphis
Jeorge Bennett Watson
West
The Creative Team
Director
Gilbert McCauley
Costume Design
Devario Simmons
Sound Design
Gregory Robinson
Voice Coach
Cynthia Santos DeCure
Stage Manager
lark hackshaw
Scenic Design
Lawrence Moten
Lighting Design
Xavier Pierce
Intimacy Coordinator
Kelsey Rainwater
Casting
Alaine Alldaffer & Lisa Donadio
Assistant Stage Manager
Adalhia Ivette Hart
Photos
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Reviews
“There are always and only two trains running. There is life and there is death. Each of us rides them both.” – August Wilson, Two Trains Running
Critics interested in reviewing August Wilson’s Two Trains Running should contact Marketing Associate, Molly Flanagan, via email at mflanagan@hartfordstage.org. Press weekend is Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 2, 2025.
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January/February 2025
Special dates.
January 23 – January 30: Previews
January 31: Opening Night
February 2, 11, 12: Post-Show Discussion
February 9: Open Captioned Performance (what’s this?)
February 15 at 2:00PM: Audio Described Performance (what’s this?)
Tickets start at $30.
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Special dates.
January 23 – January 30: Previews
January 31: Opening Night
February 2, 11, 12: Post-Show Discussion
February 9: Open Captioned Performance (what’s this?)
February 15 at 2:00PM: Audio Described Performance (what’s this?)
Tickets start at $30.
Become a subscriber and save! No matter how you enjoy coming to the theater, we have a subscription offer for you.
Info & Accessibility
More information about the production including run time will be available closer to the first performance date.
Digital Program
The program will be available one week prior to the start of the shows.
The Cast
Jerome Preston Bates, Jr.
Holloway
David Jennings
Hambone
Rafael Jordan
Sterling
Postell Pringle
Wolf
Taji Senior
Risa
Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr.
Memphis
Jeorge Bennett Watson
West
The Creative Team
Director
Gilbert McCauley
Scenic Design
Lawrence Moten
Costume Design
Devario Simmons
Lighting Design
Xavier Pierce
Sound Design
Gregory Robinson
Intimacy Coordinator
Kelsey Rainwater
Voice Coach
Cynthia Santos DeCure
Casting
Alaine Alldaffer & Lisa Donadio
Stage Manager
lark hackshaw
Assistant Stage Manager
Adalhia Ivette Hart
Photos
Stay tuned for video and photos related to this production!
Video
Stay tuned for video and photos related to this production!
Reviews
“There are always and only two trains running. There is life and there is death. Each of us rides them both.” – August Wilson, Two Trains Running
Critics interested in reviewing August Wilson’s Two Trains Running should contact Marketing Associate, Molly Flanagan, via email at mflanagan@hartfordstage.org. Press weekend is Friday, January 31 to Sunday, February 2, 2025.
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