The Train Driver: Signature announces cast

The Signature Theatre have announced the cast for the New York premiere of The Train Driver, written and directed by Athol Fugard, opening at the Signature Center's Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre on 9 Sep 2012, following previews from 14 Aug 2012, and closing on 23 Sep 2012.

The cast will feature 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.

The creative team features sets by Christopher H. Barreca, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by Stephen Strawbridge and sound by Brett Jarvis (Sound Design).