TWO TRAINS RUNNING

August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING

Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse’s Mainstage Theater

Feb. 20 – March 20, 2027

By August Wilson

Directed by Rovin Jay

It’s 1969, the peak of the Black Power movement, in August Wilson’s mature and intimate take on those turbulent times, TWO TRAINS RUNNING. Memphis Lee’s coffee shop lies in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and serves as a hangout for a host of regulars: Wolf, a numbers runner; Risa, a laconic waitress tired of unwanted attention; Sterling, just released for bank robbery; and Hambone, who can’t let go that he was cheated out of a ham.  When the city threatens to raze the restaurant in the name of “urban renewal,” can the lofty ideals of the sixties support the reality of Black hardship in a community on the brink of change?

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CHOOSE YOUR DATE:

• Friday, Feb. 19, 2027, 8pm – Half Price Preview
• Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027, 8pm – Opening Night and Champagne Gala
• Friday, Feb. 26, 2027, 8pm
• Saturday, Feb. 27, 2027, 8pm
• Sunday, Feb. 28, 2027, 2pm
• Friday, March 5, 2027, 8pm
• Saturday, March 6, 2027, 8pm
• Sunday, March 7, 2027, 2pm
• Friday, March 12, 2027, 8pm
• Saturday, March 13, 2027, 8pm
• Sunday, March 14, 2027, 2pm
• Friday, March 19, 2027, 8pm
• Saturday, March 20, 2027, 8pm – Closing Night

AGE LIMIT

As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of the theatre not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on shows and show content.