INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Turner’s Come and Gone from beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright August Wilson, is widely regarded as an American masterpiece. Part of his “Century Cycle,” the play is the second in a ten play series exploring the African-American experience in the 20th century. The Indiana Repertory Theatre will present Joe Turner’s Come and Gone from Jan. 27-Feb. 22.
At a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911, descendants of the formerly enslaved have come North seeking new jobs, new lives, and new beginnings. In this story of spiritual and emotional resurrection, Herald Loomis arrives in search of his lost wife. Haunted by the past, he must regain a sense of his own heritage and identity.
Tickets are available online at irtlive.com or by calling the box office at 317-635-5252. Tickets range from $27-$120. The theatre is located at 140 W. Washington St.