Two Trains Running
Seattle Repertory Theatre
155 Mercer Street Seattle
A year after a bitterly contested presidential election, America is divided and racial tensions are high -- but it's not 2017; it's 1969. For Memphis Lee, the owner of a rundown diner in a struggling Pittsburgh neighborhood, the civil rights movement takes a back seat to more immediate problems. His diner has been slated for demolition as part of the city's urban renewal plan, but he has a competing offer from a predatory businessman. Caught between idealism and brutal reality, Memphis struggles to determine the fate of the place where his customers have gathered for decades to share their struggles, hopes and dreams. Now, the Seattle Rep presents Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's humorous and potent portrait of African-American life in the '60s, Two Trains Running. Experience the play Variety called "perfection" at the Bagely Wright Theatre.
Thru - Feb 11, 2018
Box Office: 206-443-2222
www.seattlerep.org
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