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The Acting Company: August Wilson's "Two Trains Running"

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The Acting Company: August Wilson's "Two Trains Running"

Theater
Wednesday, March 19
7:30 - 9:30 pm
Wisconsin Union Theater | Shannon Hall
Cost: $8-$66
Starting May 28, save up to 20% off of tickets with a subscription.
Set in a local restaurant on the brink of demolition in Civil Rights Era Pittsburg, "Two Trains Running" tells the stories of a Black American community seeking equity, connection and justice in the face of radical changes to its neighborhood.

Single tickets to this performance and 2024-2025 Build-Your-Own Subscriptions will be available for purchase starting May 28.

A Tony Award winner, The Acting Company simultaneously works to develop early-career professional actors and to bring sophisticated, highest-caliber theater to communities across the country. Founded with the first graduating class of drama students from The Juilliard School, it has launched the careers of Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Lorraine Toussaint, Rainn Wilson, and Jeffrey Wright, among many others. Come see its production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–nominated play Two Trains Running.

Set in a local restaurant on the brink of demolition in Civil Rights Era Pittsburg, Two Trains Running tells the stories of a Black American community seeking equity, connection and justice in the face of radical changes to its neighborhood.

Mature content. Suggested audience: Age 16+

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The Acting Company's Kent Gash talks about "Two Trains Running"

Starting May 28, add this performance to a Build-Your-Own Subscription. Prices vary.

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Single ticket pricing:

  • UW–Madison Students: $12 / $10 / $8
  • General Public: $66 / $51 / $36
  • Wisconsin Union Members: $60 / $47 / $33
  • Student (any): $60 / $47 / $33
  • Youth (17 and under): $15

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THEATER SEASON

Single tickets to this performance and 2024-2025 Build-Your-Own Subscriptions will be available for purchase starting May 28.

A Tony Award winner, The Acting Company simultaneously works to develop early-career professional actors and to bring sophisticated, highest-caliber theater to communities across the country. Founded with the first graduating class of drama students from The Juilliard School, it has launched the careers of Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone, Lorraine Toussaint, Rainn Wilson, and Jeffrey Wright, among many others. Come see its production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–nominated play Two Trains Running.

Set in a local restaurant on the brink of demolition in Civil Rights Era Pittsburg, Two Trains Running tells the stories of a Black American community seeking equity, connection and justice in the face of radical changes to its neighborhood.

Mature content. Suggested audience: Age 16+

Learn More

The Acting Company's Kent Gash talks about "Two Trains Running"

Starting May 28, add this performance to a Build-Your-Own Subscription. Prices vary.

Learn More

Single ticket pricing:

  • UW–Madison Students: $12 / $10 / $8
  • General Public: $66 / $51 / $36
  • Wisconsin Union Members: $60 / $47 / $33
  • Student (any): $60 / $47 / $33
  • Youth (17 and under): $15

Event Categories

THEATER SEASON

Presented by:

Wisconsin Union Theater

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WUD Performing Arts Committee
performingarts@union.wisc.edu

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