Photo Flash: First Look at MCT's THE TRAIN DRIVER

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) continues its 40th Anniversary season, with the Midwest premiere of THE TRAIN DRIVER by Athol Fugard. MCT Producing Artistic Director C.Michael Wright, who has collaborated with Fugard in the past, directs this hard-hitting new drama. Performances are February 25 - March 15, 2015 at the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

In THE TRAIN DRIVER, Roelf Visagie is desperately searching for the identities of a mother and child he unintentionally killed with his train. After an unsuccessful journey through shanty towns, his quest eventually leads him to an eye-opening encounter with an old gravedigger.

Inspired by an actual event in South Africa, Athol Fugard's new drama explores themes of guilt, redemption and brotherhood in a post-Apartheid world. THE TRAIN DRIVER premiered in 2010 at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa, where it was directed by Fugard himself.

THE TRAIN DRIVER performances are February 25 - March 15, 2015 (Opening Night: Friday, February 27) in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre, 158 N. Broadway in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. Tickets are available Monday through Saturday from noon-6:00 p.m. at the Broadway Theatre Center Box Office, 158 N. Broadway, or by phone at (414) 291-7800. Tickets can be purchased online - 24 hours a day atmilwaukeechambertheatre.com. Group, student and senior discounts are also available. For more information, visitmilwaukeechambertheatre.com. The production is co-sponsored by Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach, Kathryn & Vern Herman and Jamshed & Deborah Patel.

Photos by Lila Aryan

David Daniel and Michael A. Torrey

David Daniel and Michael A. Torrey

David Daniel and Michael A. Torrey