Signature Theatre Company announced that it will extend its revival of August Wilson's Two Trains Running one additional week since the originally scheduled run is already sold out. Directed by Lou Bellamy, Two Trains Running will begin previews on November 7 with an official press opening on December 3. Performances will now play through January 7 at Signature Theatre Company's Peter Norton Space.
Tickets for the original run had been $15 ticket, made possible by the lead sponsorship of Time Warner Inc. Tickets for the extension week will be the regular price of $55.
The $15 ticket initiative will continue with the final play in the August Wilson series, King Hedley II, running February 20-April 15.
Two Trains Running is set in Pittsburgh in 1969 and tells the story of the regulars at a popular local diner, grinding out an existence against the backdrop of a turbulent world and rapidly changing city. Memphis Lee looks to prevent the demolition of his restaurant in the face of a municipal project while across the street, Mr. West, the local funeral director, has more business than he can handle. Faced with racial inequality, a depressed economy and the threat of violence, the local residents fight to hang on to their solidarity and sense of community.
The cast for Two Trains Running includes Leon Addison Brown On the Waterfront, Prelude to a Kiss, Chad L. Coleman Force Continuum, North Atlantic, Frankie Faison The Wire, The Thomas Crown Affair, Arthur French Kinsey, Music of the Heart, Ron Cephas Jones Satellites, The Wooden Breeks, January LaVoy Joy, The Piano Lesson and Ed Wheeler Zooman and The Sign, East Texas Hot Links.
