Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

Now at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre: Two Trains Running

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre is currently presenting August Wilson's Two Trains Running, his 5th play (written) in his 10 play Pittsburgh Cycle. Two Trains Running is set in the historic Hill District during 1969. It explores the social and psychological manifestations of changing attitudes toward race from the perspective of urban blacks, with Memphis Lee's Restaurant being the focal point.

The production stars:

	Tony Award Nominee Anthony Chisholm (of Beloved, OZ, Rein Over Me)
	Sala Udin (of Two Trains Running, Jitney, former City Councilman of District 6)
	Wali Jamal (of Piano Lesson, Pill Hill)
	Eugene Lee (of Gem of the Ocean on Broadway)

Along with Jonathan Berry (of Black Nativity, Pill Hill), Lonzo Green (of Silence of the Lambs, Criminal Justice) and introducing Sharnece Thomas.

Directed by Onyx Award Winner Mark Clayton Southers (Piano Lesson, Pill Hill)

The production opened May 10, 2008, and has been extended to June 1, with shows on Thursday (8pm), Friday (8pm), Saturday (2pm and 8pm), and Sunday (2pm and 7pm). Thursday shows are $22.50, 2pm weekend matinees are $24.50, and other shows are $27.50. Preview shows are $15.00. Tickets to the opening night on Saturday May 10th at 8pm are $35.00 and include a post-show reception with the cast.

To purchase tickets now with your credit card, please select the performance date and number of seats desired, then click Pay Now. Your tickets will be held at our box office. Seating is General Admission. In our intimate 90 seat theatre, all seats are good seats, close to the stage. (Season pass holders, please contact the box office for reservations.)

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre is located in Downtown Pittsburgh in the heart of the Cultural District. Click here for directions on getting to the theatre.

Press coverage: Post-Gazette preview article

Two PPTCO productions, The Piano Lesson and Corps Values, have won a total of nine Onyx Awards. AACTA, the African American Council on the Arts, awarded the fourth annual Onyx Awards for African-Americans in theater and dance on June 29, 2007. Awards for PPTCO productions included, for The Piano Lesson, Best Production, Best Direction (Mark Clayton Southers), Best Equity Actor (Alan Bomar Jones), Best Supporting Actors (Kevin Brown and Wali Jamal), Best Up and Coming Youth Actress (Taylor Whitley), and Best Costumes (Deryck Tines), and for Corps Values, Best Sound (Brendon Elder), and Best Minority Actor (Joseph Martinez).

PPTCO proudly announces its 2007/2008 season. Click here for details.