Jitney (play)

Jitney (play)

Infobox Play
name = Jitney


image_size = 150px
caption =
writer = August Wilson
characters =
genre = Drama
setting = 1970, a worn-down gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh's Hill District
subject =
premiere = 1982
place = Allegheny Repertory Theatre
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
orig_lang = English
web =
ibdb_id =
iobdb_id = 3447

"Jitney" is a play in two acts by August Wilson. The eighth in his Pittsburgh Cycle, this play is set in a worn-down gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early autumn 1977.

Characters

* Shealy
* Becker
* Fielding
* Philmore
* Turnbo
* Doub
* YoungBlood
* Booster
* Rena

Awards and nominations

* 2001 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play
* 2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play

References

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Further reading

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External links

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