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Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER

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Signature Theatre presents the New York premiere of THE TRAIN DRIVER, written and directed by Athol Fugard. THE TRAIN DRIVER is the final production in the Residency One: Athol Fugard Series. The production runs through September 23, 2012, and opened last night, September 9 in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). Check out photos from the big opening below!

The cast includes Leon Addison Brown (The Orphans' Home Cycle, Two Trains Running) as Simon and Ritchie Coster (“Luck,” The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie) as Roelf.

Roelf, a train driver, has spent weeks searching for the identities of a mother and child he unintentionally killed with his train. After a fruitless journey through shanty towns, he encounters an old gravedigger namEd Simon who helps the desperate man unburden his conscience. Based on a true story, The Train Driver is a soulful exploration of guilt, suffering and the powerful bonds that grow between strangers.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
David Henry Hwang

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Kate Mulgrew

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
David Harbour

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Lois Smith, Linda Emond

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Nellie McKay

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Lorenzo Pisoni

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Jessica Chastain

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Ritchie Coster

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Leon Addison Brown, Ritchie Coster

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Leon Addison Brown

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image
Stephen McKinley Harrison

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of Signature Theatre's THE TRAIN DRIVER Image

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