
August Wilson's Jitney
Full Length Play, Drama / 8m, 1f
"Explosive... Crackles with theatrical energy." - New York Daily News
August Wilson's Jitney
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Cast Size
8m, 1fDuration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours)Accolades
From Off-BroadwayTarget Audience
- Adult
Additional Info
Accolades
Winner! 2017 Tony Award for Best Play Revival
Winner! New York Drama Critics Award for Best New Play and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off Broadway Play.
August Wilson is the recipient of the 1986 Whiting Award for Drama.
Reviews
REVIEWS
"Explosive... Crackles with theatrical energy." - New York Daily News
"Could be described as just a lot of men sitting around talking. But the talk has such varied range and musicality, and it is rendered with such stylish detail, that a complete urban symphony emerges.... Drivers return from jobs with stories that summon an entire ethos.... Throughly engrossing, Jitney holds us in charmed captivity." - New York Times
"Comic, soulful and immensely moving." - Time Out
"A transport of delight! So vividly written ... it keeps you steadily amused, concerned and moved." - New York Magazine
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Considerations
Performing Groups
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Professional Theatre
License details
- Minimum Fee: $100 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: 1970s
- Duration: More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Setting: Early fall, 1977. A gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Casting
8m, 1fTURNBO - Jitney driver who is always interested in the bus~ of others
YOUNGBLOOD - Jitney driver and Vietnam veteran. Mid-to-late 20s
FIELDING - Jitney driver and fonner tailor, has a dependency on alcohol
DOUB - Longtime jitney driver and a Korean War veteran
SHEALY - Numbers taker who often uses the jitney station as his base
BOOSTER - Becker's son; recently released from prison. In his early 40s
RENA- Youngblood's girlfriend and mother of their young son
PHILMORE - Local hotel doonnan, a reoccurring jitney passenger
Cast Attributes
- Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
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Jitney premiered at the Allegheny Repertory Theatre in 1982.
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