August Wilson's Jitney
April 5 – May 5, 2024: Studio Theater
April 5 – May 5, 2024: Studio Theater
Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
SPECIAL Talk Back Discussion for Jitney immediately following the performance on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Mark Clayton Southers is an award-winning playwright, stage director, scenic designer, photographer, and theatrical producer. He is the founder and producing artistic director of the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company where he has produced well over 175 full length and one act plays, including August Wilson’s complete 10 play Pittsburgh Century Cycle. He's the resident August Wilson Cycle director at Pittsburgh's CAPA . For more information on Mark, please visit: www.markclaytonsouthers.com.
Click for a FREE SPOTIFY music playlist which served as Jimmie Woody’s inspiration for our production of JITNEY (you do not need to have a Spotify account): Spotify JITNEY.
Individual tickets to each of the 2023-2024 Professional Theater Season shows can be purchased beginning Monday, July 10, 2023 online or by calling Customer Service at 216-521-2540. Ticket prices are $38 (adults), $34 (for seniors 65 and older), $17 for students with valid ID, and $12 for children between five and 12 years of age. A $3 service fee per single ticket will be applied at time of purchase. Thank you for your support!
Studio TheaterAugust Wilson’s
Jitney
Written by August Wilson
Directed by Jimmie Woody
Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals
April 5 – May 5, 2024: Studio Theater
CAST:
Becker—Darryl Tatum
Rena—Thailand Hodge
Youngblood—Aamar-Malik Culbreth
Doub—Pete Robinson
Fielding—Royce Ruffin
Turnbo—Bryant Lyles
Shealy—Kym Williams
Philmore—Greg White
Booster—Patrick D. Warner
Recommended for ages 14 and older due to subject matter and substantial adult language.
Written in 1979, first produced in 1982, this play was set, and produced in Pittsburgh, PA. When Playwright Wilson took his mother to see that production they arrived by jitney. This Drama Desk Award Winner in 2000, and Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Play in 2017, reveals the story of generations of jitney drivers and how they impacted their communities.
“With Jitney, Wilson shines a spotlight on the multi-faceted black American experience” Entertainment Weekly
Individual tickets will go on sale to the public Monday, July 10, 2023 and may be purchased at beckcenter.org with ticket prices from $38 (adults), $34 (for seniors 65 and older) and $17 for students with valid ID, and $12 for children 12 and under. A $3 service fee per single ticket will be applied at time of purchase. $1 ticket mailing fee. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Preview performances are 7:30 p.m. the Thursday before opening night, with general-admission seating for $10. $10 Smart Seats® are available for each performance. For more information on the 2023-2024 Professional Theater Season please visit beckcenter.org. To purchase a subscription of season tickets please call 216-521-2540. Season ticket packages run $120 to $168. Flex passes run $120 to $336.
All performances are at theaters inside Beck Center for the Arts located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit beckcenter.org.
Download the press release for Jitney, here.
Photo Credit Steve Wagner