{"id":11120,"date":"2026-10-05T20:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=11120"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:01:36","slug":"trains-cast-reflects-on-first-production-of-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/10\/05\/trains-cast-reflects-on-first-production-of-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Trains’ cast reflects on first production of the semester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 The Department of Theatre and Dance<\/a> has wrapped up its second weekend of showings for its first production of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, Troy professor Quinton Cockrell\u2019s play, \u201cTrains\u201d debuted at Barter Theatre in Virginia<\/a>. Now, he\u2019s given the production over to his students. He says he didn\u2019t think anyone could top the professionals at Barter, but after the first weekend of shows, he\u2019s second guessing that thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Getting to see students, whom I\u2019ve trained as actors, explore these characters has been a life-changing experience,” Cockrell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrains\u201d is the first lead role for Kelvin Gamble, who plays Travis, the show\u2019s protagonist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s a little overwhelming but this is what I want to do so I\u2019m glad I\u2019m able to jump headfirst and I\u2019m very grateful for what I got.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The play includes heavy topics like racial violence, abandonment and social disadvantages. For Gamble, these are things that need to be discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s something that I think needs to be talked about and it\u2019s a hard subject and not a lot of people want to talk about it just like it didn’t happen,” Gamble said. “But it\u2019s something we need to talk about.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cockrell says all those topics can be put under one overarching theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


“So many things are related that we don’t think of as related,” Cockrell said. “\u2018Trains\u2019 deals a lot with the lasting effects of trauma.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travis\u2019s trauma effects every decision that every character makes in \u201cTrains.\u201d Cockrell had one goal in building the story on that premise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Show people behaving like people and sometimes doing the unforgivable and being forgiven because we have that capacity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Theatre and Dance’s next production will be “Art in Motion: Rooted in Reconnections.” That will take place October 29 through November 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 The Department of Theatre and Dance has wrapped up its second weekend of showings for its first production of the year. <\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Troy professor Quinton Cockrell\u2019s play, \u201cTrains\u201d debuted at Barter Theatre in Virginia. Now, he\u2019s given the production over to his students. He says he didn\u2019t think…<\/p>\n

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