Jitney

Jitney is the eighth play in August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle. It takes place in The Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1977, in a gypsy cab station, during Pittsburgh’s period of so-called “urban renewal.” As the city tries to shut down businesses — including the cab station — to make way for new building, we meet five gypsy cab drivers struggling to survive.

Cast

• Youngblood: Herbert Newsome
• Turnbo: William L. Carter
• Fielding: Ron Duncan
• Doub: William White
• Shealy: Steve Allen
• Philmore: Hannibal Holmes
• Becker: Joe Albert Lima
• Rena: Danielle Rogers
• Booster: Forest Hamilton

Production Staff / Crew

• Director: Joe Albert Lima
• Scenic Designer: Robert Sven Olson
• Costume Designer: Suzanne Potoma
• Lighting Designer: Mike Gnazzo
• Assistant Director: Ed Potoma
• Stage Manager: Mike Gnazzo
• Producer: Selma Sorkin
• Producer: Ed Potoma
• Producer: Alan Demovsky
• Assistant to the Director: Sharon Gordon