Super Short Summary

Set in 1969, August Wilson's Two Trains Running explores the lives of Black individuals frequenting a diner in Pittsburgh’s Hill District amidst the decline of the Civil Rights movement and the rise of Black Power. The play follows Memphis, the diner's owner, struggling against city displacement, and various patrons, including Wolf, a numbers runner, Risa, the waitress, Sterling, an ex-convict, and Hambone, a man with a disability, as they navigate personal dreams and hardships against a backdrop of economic and social turmoil.