Two Trains Running at Middletown Arts Center
Dates: 2/6/2025 - 2/16/2025
📍 Theatre: Middletown Arts Center
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Middletown Arts Center and Dunbar Repertory Company present August Wilson's Two Trains Running from February 6 to 16, 2025. Set in the 1969 Pittsburgh Hill District, the play examines racial tensions through the lives of patrons at a struggling diner owned by Memphis Lee, portrayed by Arthur Gregory Pugh. The narrative focuses on characters like Risa, a reserved waitress, and Sterling, a hopeful ex-con, who confront issues of dignity and systemic racism amid societal change. Directed by Mark Antonio Henderson, this production highlights themes of resilience and justice within the African American experience.
Cast and Creative Team for Two Trains Running at Middletown Arts Center
Cast
Arthur Gregory Pugh
Memphis
Damien Berger
Wolf
Jo-Leo Carney Waterton
Holloway
Vivette Alston
Risa
Jole Antoinette
Risa
Kirk Lambert
Hambone
Antonio M. Johnson
Hambone
Bellamy Shivers
West
Malik Khaaliq
Sterling
Creative Team
Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr.
Producer
Mark Antonio Henderson
Director
News About Two Trains Running at Middletown Arts Center
August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING to be Presented at Middletown Arts Center
January 29, 2025 The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, will present a special Black History Month production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running. Learn how to purchase tickets.
August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING to be Presented at The Middletown Arts Center
January 16, 2025 The Middletown Arts Center will present a special Black History Month production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running, produced by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. and directed by Mark Antonio Henderson. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Middletown Arts Center And Dunbar Repertory Present August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING
January 10, 2025 The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company will present a special Black History Month production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running, produced by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. and directed by Mark Antonio Henderson, February 6-16, 2025.About the Theatre
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Disney's The Little Mermaid (07/10/26-07/19/26)
MAC Music Café (06/21/26-06/21/26)
August Wilson's Seven Guitars (05/23/26-05/31/26)
The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival (05/14/26-05/14/26)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (02/27/26-03/08/26)
A Raisin in the Sun (02/14/26-02/22/26)
A Soldier's Play (11/08/25-11/16/25)
URINETOWN (10/17/25-10/26/25)
Hairspray (07/11/25-07/20/25)
Disney's The Little Mermaid (07/10/26-07/19/26)
MAC Music Café (06/21/26-06/21/26)
August Wilson's Seven Guitars (05/23/26-05/31/26)
The MAC ONE-ACTS Play-Reading Festival (05/14/26-05/14/26)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (02/27/26-03/08/26)
A Raisin in the Sun (02/14/26-02/22/26)
A Soldier's Play (11/08/25-11/16/25)
URINETOWN (10/17/25-10/26/25)
Hairspray (07/11/25-07/20/25)
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