The Mountaintop
by Katori Hall
directed by Jasmine Guy

The gripping re-imagining of events the night before the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. After delivering one of his most memorable speeches, an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel while a storm rages outside. When a mysterious stranger arrives with some surprising news, Kind is forced to confront his destiny and his legacy to his people.

November 13 - December 16, 2012
Southwest Arts Center

Two Trains Running
by August Wilson

In 1969 the Hill District is gentrifying, threatening the cultural heart of black Pittsburgh. Slated for demolition is Memphis' diner, the last refuge for a makeshift family of wounded souls who have all but given up. It takes a newcomer named Sterling - a young convict with a heart that lives up to his name - to change the rules of the game. Unknowingly, the regulars take up a fight that carries them headlong into the Civil Rights Movement. Two Trains Running is an inspiring story about the protest that changed a nation.

February 12 - March 10, 2013
Southwest Arts Center

WORLD PREMIERE
Shakin' the Rafters
Book & Lyrics by David H. Bell
Music by Robert Deason

The story of the four Simmons sisters - a gospel group touring the South in 1963. When they attempt to win the South East Gospel Convention for the honor of singing for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in Washington D.C., family rivalries, secrets, and resentments erupt during the stress of the competition. Yet, in spite of all their tensions, disappointments, and triumphs, they always find their way back to each other through the music they sing.

July 9 - August 4, 2013
14th Street Playhouse