Nearly two years after making his Beck Center for the Arts directorial debut with August Wilson’s “Jitney,” Northeast Ohio actor-director Jimmie Woody is back in Lakewood once again tackling another ...

I know that August Wilson is a great playwright in the same way I know that Notre Dame is a majestic cathedral, but whenever I re-encounter his work, I find myself trying to figure out exactly why ...

Memphis Lee's coffee shop lies in Pittsburgh's Hill District, a neighborhood on the brink of economic development. Like most neighborhood hang outs, you'll find the sage elder statesman, an ex-con, a ...

Set in 1969, Two Trains Running is about racial tensions in the Civil Rights era, as argued over by regulars at a soon-to-be-demolished diner, including a waitress, an ex-convict, and a 322-year-old ...

Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. $41 to $66. arizonatheatre.org There’s a line in August Wilson’sTwo Trains Running, in which Holloway, a character described in the script’s stage directions ...

James A. Williams (left) and Ron Himes in the Black Rep's production of "Two Trains Running" Along with David Mamet and Sam Shepard, August Wilson ranks among the preeminent American playwrights of ...

Set in Pittsburgh, 1969, and the regulars of Memphis Lee’s restaurant are struggling to cope with the turbulence of a world that is changing rapidly around them. The diner is scheduled to be torn down ...