Overview
Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Scroll down for full cast list.
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Jitney is set in a worn-down gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early autumn 1977. It tells the story of men hustling to make a living as jitneys, unofficial and unlicensed taxi cabs.
CAST LIST:
YOUNGBLOOD…………Amari Cheatom
TURNBO……………….Stephen McKinley Henderson
FIELDING……………..Anthony Chisholm
DOUB………………….Barry Shabaka Henley
SHEALY……………….Harvy Blanks
PHILMORE…………….Ray Anthony Thomas
BECKER……………….Roscoe Orman
BOOSTER…………….J. Bernard Calloway
RENA…………………Joaquina Kalukango
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Special permission for this project is provided by the Estate of August Wilson. For more information, please visit www.samuelfrench.com