19 to 25 October 2026 · Previews Mon to Wed 7pm; opens Thu 7:30pm; Fri and Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm

August Wilson's Two Trains Running

The Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Dr

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Hillen Road from its grassy median in front of Morgan State University, a Hillen Road Improvement Association sign, traffic lights at Cold Spring Lane ahead and a Morgan State shuttle bus on the right, photographed in 2010Hillen Road at Morgan State, in 2010
Hillen Road from its grassy median in front of Morgan State University, a Hillen Road Improvement Association sign, traffic lights at Cold Spring Lane ahead and a Morgan State shuttle bus on the right, photographed in 2010 · Photo: Onore Baka Sama · Public domain
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19 to 25 October 2026, Previews Mon to Wed 7pm; opens Thu 7:30pm; Fri and Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm

Theatre Morgan's production of Wilson's Hill District play, set in a Pittsburgh diner in 1969, directed by CJay Philip in the Turpin-Lamb Theatre, part of the Baltimore August Wilson Celebration. Monday to Wednesday are previews at 7pm and Thursday is opening night at 7:30pm. $25 to $35, with discounts for students, seniors and the previews; online sales go through Ticketmaster, which adds fees, or buy at the hall's ticket office, Wednesday to Friday 1pm to 6pm and Saturday 11am to 4pm. The run continues 29 and 30 October and 1 November, with a $10 to $15 student and senior matinee on the 29th at 10am.

Read off Morgan State's own event page for the dates, the times, the preview and opening nights, the prices and the ticket office hours, read Oct 18, 2026.

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