Black Theatre Troupe will present Jitney a powerful and deeply human drama by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson, ...
TIMES SQUARE, New York (WABC) -- One of this year's most talked about Oscar contenders "Fences" first came to the public as a play by August Wilson. Now, Broadway is home to another one of the late ...
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company will join in celebrating the revitalization of the August Wilson House by staging Wilson’s “Jitney” at the historic property in Pittsburgh’s Lower Hill. The ...
Finally, August Wilson's 'Jitney' makes it to Broadway in a powerful, if uneven, new staging at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, where it opened Thursday. Until now, 'Jitney' had been the only one of ...
It's about fathers and sons. It's about conflicts between colleagues. It's about paying debts, and about what that costs. August Wilson's "Jitney," which opened Friday at Little Rock's Arkansas ...
August Wilson’s Jitney is a capacious, large-minded, wordy, generous, emotional grab bag of a play that continues working on you for some time after you’ve seen it. In fact, more than one viewing ...
The cast of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre's production of "Jitney." From left: Aaron Smith, Victor Musoni, Steve Broadnax III, Robert Cornelius and Anthony Irons Credit: Matthew Sewell Photography ...
If there’s a flaw in August Wilson’s Jitney, it’s that it bends the rule that says there are no easy resolutions in modern drama. Wilson, in his desire to present proactive plays about black ...