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Two Trains Running & August Wilson Celebration
Two Trains Running
By August Wilson
Directed by Chuck Smith
March 7 – April 19, 2015 (Opening Night is Monday, March 16)
Call 312.443.3800 (12 noon – 5pm daily) or visit GoodmanTheatre.org/ for tickets and a performance calendar.
Two Trains Running is the centerpiece production of the Goodman’s March/April 2015 citywide August Wilson Celebration curated by Chuck Smith with Constanza Romero, Ron OJ Parson and Dr. Harvey Young. In 2007, Goodman Theatre became the first theater in the world to produce all 10 plays in August Wilson’s “20th Century Cycle,” of which Two Trains Running is a part (the Goodman previously produced this play in 1993, directed by Lloyd Richards). The civil rights movement is sweeping across Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1969, but the promise of a better tomorrow hasn’t quite reached all of the city’s residents, some of whom gather daily at Memphis’ diner to gossip about the neighborhood, dream about their futures and confront the brutal realities of the present. Now Memphis must decide if he should allow the government to take over his building or sell the property to a ruthless businessman. In one of his most affecting plays, written in 1990, the legendary Wilson explores a time of extraordinary change—and the ordinary people who get left behind.
- Press Release: Goodman’s Louder Than A Bomb Finalists to Perform at 3/25 August Wilson Poetry Panel | March 23, 2015
- Press Release: Two Trains Running Extends Through April 19 | March 17, 2015
- Press Release: Chicago-wide August Wilson Celebration Begins March 9 | March 5, 2015
- Press Release: Production Release | February 18, 2015
- Calendar for Goodman Theatre’s Citywide August Wilson Celebration | December 17, 2014
- Press Release: Programming Announced for 2015 August Wilson Celebration | December 17, 2014
- Press Release: Casting Announced for Two Trains Running | September 24, 2014 >>
Broadcast Quality B-Roll
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If you have questions, please contact Press@GoodmanTheatre.org and Denise, Elizabeth or Ramsey will be in touch ASAP.
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Chester Gregory (Sterling) in rehearsal for Two Trains Running by August Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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Anthony Irons (Wolf) in rehearsal for Two Trains Running by August Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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Ernest Perry Jr. (Hambone) in rehearsal for Two Trains Running by August Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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(L to R) A.C. Smith (West) and Nambi E. Kelley (Risa) in rehearsal for Two Trains Runningby August Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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Alfred Wilson (Holloway) in rehearsal for Two Trains Running by August Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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(L to R) Director Chuck Smith and Anthony Irons (Wolf) in rehearsal for Two Trains Running by August Wilson at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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A.C. Smith (West) in rehearsal for Two Trains Running by August Wilson, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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Director Chuck Smith in rehearsal for Two Trains Running by August Wilson at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Rehearsal Photos |
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(L to R) Chester Gregory (Sterling) and Alfred Wilson (Holloway) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Anthony Irons (Wolf), Terry Bellamy (Memphis) and Nambi E. Kelley (Risa) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Alfred Wilson (Holloway), Ernest Perry Jr. (Hambone), Chester Gregory (Sterling), Nambi E. Kelley (Risa) and Anthony Irons (Wolf) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Chester Gregory (Sterling) and Nambi E. Kelley (Risa) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Chester Gregory (Sterling) and Anthony Irons (Wolf) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Ernest Perry Jr. (Hambone) and Nambi E. Kelley (Risa) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Chester Gregory (Sterling) and Ernest Perry Jr. (Hambone) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Alfred Wilson (Holloway) and Terry Bellamy (Memphis) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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A.C. Smith (West) August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) Chester Gregory (Sterling) and Nambi E. Kelley (Risa) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |
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(L to R) A.C. Smith (West) and Terry Bellamy (Memphis) in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, directed by Chuck Smith at Goodman Theatre (March 7 – April 12, 2015). Author: Liz Lauren Email: press@goodmantheatre.org Category: Production Photos |