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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Presented by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company at August Wilson House, Pittsburgh PA

Aug 05 2023
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Sep 10 2023
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

L-R Mike Traylor, Roosevelt Watts Jr., Marcus Muzopappa, Kevin Brown Photos by Mark C. Southers & Ricco Martello

August Wilson’s Tony-nominated drama set in a boarding house in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1911.

The play explores the lives of African Americans at the start of the Great Migration to the North as they seek their own identities and contend with racism and discrimination. Most performances are outdoors at August Wilson House, the Pulitzer-winning playwright's boyhood home.

ADMISSION INFO

Tickets are $45, with $40 senior/student tickets.

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

Additional time info:

All matinee performances will be indoors at Madison Arts Center, 3401 Milwaukee Street in the Upper Hill (the same location we’ll use for our evening performances if inclement weather requires that).

The Sun Aug 13 2023, 7 PM performance will be followed by a talkback featuring curators and librarians involved with the August Wilson collection at the University of Pittsburgh Library System.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

LOCATION

August Wilson House

1727 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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