August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
Dates and ticketsAugust Wilson’s epic The Piano Lesson pits brother against sister as the Charles family fights over the fate of their prized heirloom—a hand-carved piano. One wants to get rich off its sale, the other will do anything to keep it in the family. In this Pulitzer Prize-winner, the ghosts of the past battle against the promise of the future.
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Play Date
Free childcare and discounted tickets for parents and guardians during one Saturday matinee of every show in our season. While ticket holders attend a performance, their children have creative fun engaging with childcare professionals from Monmouth Day Care Center in a safe environment onsite at Two River Theater! For children aged 2 months and up. Spots are limited.
Play Date Performances
Open Captioned
Open Captioning is available for patrons with hearing loss. This service is useful to those who may not fully benefit from the FM amplification system, or who need help catching particular words. A screen, which projects dialogue as the action occurs live on stage, is placed to the side of the stage.
Open Captioned Performances
Dates and tickets
Fragrance Free
We ask audience members to refrain from wearing colognes, perfumes or scented oils to select performances for the safety and comfort of all audience members.
Post Performance Talk Back
Play Date
Free childcare and discounted tickets for parents and guardians during one Saturday matinee of every show in our season. While ticket holders attend a performance, their children have creative fun engaging with childcare professionals from Monmouth Day Care Center in a safe environment onsite at Two River Theater! For children aged 2 months and up. Spots are limited.
Post Performance Talk Back
Post Performance Talk Back
American Sign Language Interpreted
American Sign Language Interpreted Performances for patrons with hearing loss, and fluency in ASL. Theatrical interpreters stand near the stage translating the dialogue into ASL.
Audio Described
Audio Description is available for patrons with vision loss. Using a lightweight headset, with no wires or cables, that operates with a FM system, patrons can hear a live, objective and concise description of the action on stage.
Open Captioned
Open Captioning is available for patrons with hearing loss. This service is useful to those who may not fully benefit from the FM amplification system, or who need help catching particular words. A screen, which projects dialogue as the action occurs live on stage, is placed to the side of the stage.