(December 11, 1999 to January 16, 2000) He played the title role in August Wilson's play, "King Hedley II," at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Marlene Warfield (Ruby); Russell Andrews (Mister); Charles Brown (Elmore); Ella Joyce (Tonya); and Mel Winkler (Stool Pigeon) in the cast. Edward Gilbert was artistic director. Stephen Klein was managing director.