Opening of Seven Guitars at Signature Pushed to August 24

The Signature Theatre Company will now open their production of August Wilson's Seven Guitars a week later than previously announced due to scheduling conflicts. The show will have its official off-Broadway bow on August 24, according to a production spokesperson.

Set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1948, Seven Guitars centers on seven people as they share frustration, joy and loss. In the play, Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton, an aspiring blues musician, returns home to seek his fortune and reclaim his woman, a sick old man longs for an heir to carry on his name and three single women cope with betrayal and lost dreams.

The production will feature Kevin Carroll as Canewell, Cassandra Freeman as Ruby, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Red Carter, Brenda Pressley as Louise, Lance Reddick as Floyd Barton, Roslyn Ruff as Vera and Charles Weldon as Hedley. Seven Guitars, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, is still scheduled to run at Signature from July 31 through September 23.