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Dunbar Repertory Company Presents "Two Trains Running"

Friday, February 14, 2025 @ 8:00pm



Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748

Dunbar Repertory Company Presents Two Trains Running by August Wilson from February 6-16, 2025

Produced by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr.; Directed by Mark Antonio Henderson; Production Stage Manager Stephanie Schoppe

Dunbar Repertory Company presents a special Black History Month production of August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, the seventh in his ten-part series The Pittsburgh Cycle.

ABOUT TWO TRAINS RUNNING

Set in 1969 in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, Two Trains Running by August Wilson takes place in a struggling diner owned by Memphis Lee, who fights to get fair compensation for his building as the neighborhood faces urban renewal. The play explores the lives of the diner’s patrons and staff, including Risa, the reserved waitress; Sterling, a hopeful ex-con; and Holloway, a wise elder. Each character grapples with issues of dignity, systemic racism, and personal dreams in the midst of societal change. Through their struggles, the play highlights themes of resilience, justice, and the search for identity in a transforming world.

CAST

Memphis – Arthur Gregory Pugh

Wolf – Damien Berger

Holloway – Jo-Leo Carney Waterton

Risa – Vivette Alston & Jole Antoinette

Hambone – Kirk Lambert + Antonio M. Johnson

West – Bellamy Shivers

Sterling – Malik Khaaliq




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