PPTCO productions of Two Trains Running and James McBride won a total of eleven awards at the 2008 AACTA Onyx Awards, presented by the African American Council on the Arts on June 27 2008. The AACTA Onyx Awards honor African-Americans in theater and dance. Awards for PPTCO productions included, for Two Trains Running, Best Play, Best Direction (Mark Clayton Southers), Best Equity Actor (Anthony Chisholm), Best Supporting Actor (Sala Udin), Best Up and Coming Youth Actress (Sharnece Thomas), Best Costume Design (Cheryl El-Walker), Best Set Design (Mark Clayton Southers), Best Set Construction, and Best Ensemble, and for James McBride, Best Minority Actor and Actress (Jay Keenan and Theo Allyn).