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

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by Jennifer Broski

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


David Henry Hwang


Kate Mulgrew


Ruben Santiago-Hudson


David Harbour


Lois Smith, Linda Emond


Nellie McKay


Lorenzo Pisoni


Jessica Chastain


Ritchie Coster


Leon Addison Brown, Ritchie Coster


Leon Addison Brown


Stephen McKinley Harrison