Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

“They tell me Joe Turner’s come and gone, Ohhh Lordy… Come with forty links of chain, Ohhh Lordy.” A Noise Within continues its commitment to August Wilson’s 10-play “American Century Cycle” with Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Set in 1911 during the Great Migration, this second play in Wilson’s series chronicling Black life in each decade of the 20th century introduces us to a group of men and women in a Pittsburgh boarding house who form a makeshift family as they search for identity and purpose in the aftermath of slavery. Oct. 12 – Nov. 9; A Noise Within, 3352 E Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107; (626) 356-3100; www.anoisewithin.org Schedule: Previews Oct. 12 – Oct. 17 Performances Oct. 18 – Nov. 9 • Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.: Oct. 16 ONLY (preview) • Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. • Fridays at 7:30 p.m. • Saturdays at 2 p.m. (no matinee on Oct. 18) • Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. • Sundays at 2 p.m.