Jitney
Written by	August Wilson
Date premiered	1982
Place premiered	Allegheny Repertory Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Original language	English
Genre	Drama
Setting	1970, a worn-down gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh's Hill District
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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

• Jacqueline Trescott. "Jitney — August Wilson's Funky 70's Ride". SeeingBlack. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.
• Brad Bradley (9 April 2001). "Jitney", curtainup. Retrieved on 2008-09-28. 
• Nelson Pressley (27 January 2007). "At Ford's, Jitney Still Has Some Gas", The Washington Post, pp. C01. Retrieved on 2008-09-28. 

Further reading

• Wilson, August (2000). Jitney, First edition, Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 158567186X. 

External links

• Jitney at the Internet off-Broadway Database

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