Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Set in 1911, August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone unfolds in a Pittsburgh boarding house run by the steadfast Seth and warm-hearted Bertha Holly. Their home offers refuge to Black travelers navigating the upheaval of the Great Migration. Among them is Herald Loomis, a man on a quest to reunite with his lost wife—and to reclaim the self he was forced to abandon during seven years of forced labor under Joe Turner.

As buried traumas surface and spiritual forces awaken, Loomis’s journey becomes one of profound self-discovery. Around him, others seek connection, direction, and healing from a past marked by pain. Through poetic dialogue and vivid, deeply human characters, Wilson crafts a powerful meditation on identity, resilience, and renewal.

Starring Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award, Tony Award, SAG Award, and Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson, six-time NAACP Image Award winner Cedric “The Entertainer”, Tony Award and Grammy Award nominee Joshua Boone, and Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Directed by Golden Globe Award and four-time Emmy Award winner Debbie Allen.