Jitney

Jitney

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Drama </p><p> Characters: 8 male, 1 female </p><p>Interior Set</p><p>Set in 1970 in the Hill District of Pittsburgh that is served by a makeshift taxi company, <em>Jitney</em> is a beautiful addition to the author's decade by decade cycle of plays about the black American experience in the twentieth century. <p>"Explosive... Crackles with theatrical energy."-<em>N.Y. Daily News</em> <p>"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."-<em> New York Times</em></p> <p>"Comic, soulful and immensely moving."-<em>Time Out</em></p> <p>"A transport of delight! So vividly written ... it keeps you steadily amused, concerned and moved."-<em>New York Magazine</em> <p>Winner of the New York Drama Critics Award for Best New Play and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off Broadway Play.</p>