August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" Presented by The Acting Company

Play by August Wilson, performed by The Acting Company, directed by Lili-Anne Brown. From the writer of The Piano Lesson, Fences, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom comes the story of Memphis Lee, a diner owner in Pittsburgh in 1969 who must decide if he should allow the government to take over his building or sell the property to a ruthless businessman. Full of vivid characters, joy, hope, love, and perseverance, this Tony-nominated play celebrates the spirit, laughter, heart, and resilience of the people who make our country great even when faced with overwhelming odds. Performed by The Acting Company, a preeminent American theater organization that develops the nation’s best young actors by touring professional theater of excellence across America. We pair this important company with one of the most accessible of August Wilson’s Century Cycle plays, in its first touring production authorized by the Wilson estate. For mature audiences. Q&A with the artists after the show.

About the Artists: Founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley with the first graduating class of the Drama Division of The Juilliard School, The Acting Company has launched the careers of some 400 actors, including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Mary Lou Rosato, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, Lorraine Toussaint, Frances Conroy, Harriet Harris, Lisa Banes, Jeffrey Wright, Hamish Linklater, Jesse L. Martin, Roslyn Ruff, Jimonn Cole, Kelley Curran, among many others, while bringing sophisticated theater to hundreds of communities from coast to coast.

Today, the company has also committed to serving as a cultural institution dedicated to serving the social good. Part of that responsibility is to shape the present and future by becoming actively anti-racist and pro-BIPOC. For them, that means living up to ever-evolving standards of equity, diversity, inclusivity, and justice. 

General Admission. Tickets: $25 General public | $20 Middlebury ID holders | $10 Youth (Under 21) | $5 Middlebury students. Buy tickets: http://go.middlebury.edu/tickets

For mature audiences. Please note this production includes loud noises, mature content, and language (some racially-charged language, use of the n-word, discussion of political violence, war, and profanity.)

Approximate running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes including one intermission. Q&A with the artists after the show.

This Performing Arts Series event is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. Additional support is provided by the Middlebury Performing Arts Council, the Department of Theatre, the Committee on the Arts, and the Rothrock Family Residency Fund.

Learn more about the artists:
https://theactingcompany.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theactingcompanynyc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theactingcompany/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TACvideoreel

Watch a video:
(about the Acting Company) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK0naSloNVE

(TAC Artistic Director Kent Gash speaks about Two Trains Running) https://app.box.com/s/a1aqx2t1y0pursrnaf9r9fkmgkom9l5m/file/1379474483867

Performance subject to change.