{"id":5094446,"date":"2025-01-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/?p=5094446"},"modified":"2025-01-27T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:00:00","slug":"hartford-stage-presents-two-trains-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2025\/01\/27\/hartford-stage-presents-two-trains-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Hartford Stage Presents \u201cTwo Trains Running\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HARTFORD\u2014Time travel to Pittsburgh in 1969, where Memphis Lee\u2019s beloved diner welcomes and unites locals during divisive times. Hartford Stage presents \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/two-trains-running#1728490389960-1e417812-c159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Trains Running<\/a>\u201d, which runs from January 23 to February 16, 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFaced with declining business at his restaurant and a rapidly changing neighborhood, Memphis and those around him fight for what they believe they deserve \u2013 a fair price for the restaurant, lottery winnings, and a job,\u201d reads the Hartford Stage description.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This inspiring performance comes from the mind of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson of \u201cFences\u201d and \u201cThe Piano Lesson\u201d. First premiered in 1990, \u201cTwo Trains Running\u201d explores economic and racial issues within the Civil Rights Era.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c\u2018Two Trains Running\u2019 features the finely tuned rhythms that define Wilson\u2019s work and exemplifies why he is one of the most revered and produced American playwrights of our time,\u201d reads the Hartford Stage description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cast includes Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr. as Memphis, Jerome Preston Bates as Holloway, David Jennings as Hambone, Rafael Jordan as Sterling, Postell Pringle as Wolf, Taji Senior as Risa, and Jeorge Bennett Watson as West.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creative team includes Director Gilbert McCauley, Lawrence Moten on scenic design, Devario Simmons on costume design, Xavier Pierce on lighting design, Gregory Robinson on Original Music &amp; Sound Design, J. Jared Janas on Wig, Hair &amp; Makeup Design, Voice Coach Cynthia Santos DeCure, Intimacy Coordinator Kelsey Rainwater, Stage Manager lark hackshaw, Assistant Stage Manager Adalhia Ivette Hart, and casting by Alaine Alldaffer &amp; Lisa Donadio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets start at $30. Learn more and purchase tickets at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/<\/a>, by phone at 860-527-5151, or in person through the box office at 50 Church Street, Hartford, CT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opening night is January 31 and there will be post-show discussions on February 2, 11, and 12. There will be an open captioned performance on February 9 and an audio described performance on February 15.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Publisher\u2019s Notes:<\/strong> CT Latino News is proud to partner with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordstage.org\/simonas-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hartford Stage<\/a> in supporting the state\u2019s arts and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time travel to Pittsburgh in 1969, where Memphis Lee\u2019s beloved diner welcomes and unites locals during divisive times. 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