(Original Music), Matthew Armentrout (Hair and Makeup Design), and Thomas Schall (Fight Direction), Caparelliotis Casting and Nancy Piccione (Broadway Casting), Laura Stanczyk (Additional Casting), Manhattan Theatre Club (Original Broadway Production), Maximum Entertainment Productions (General Manager), and SenovvA Inc. The multiple-award-winning creative team includes David Gallo (Scenic Design), Toni-Leslie James (Costume Design), Jane Cox (Lighting Design), Darron L West and Charles Coes (Sound Design), Bill Sims Jr. Coats as Philmore ( Jitney, The Brothers Paranormal Off Broadway, Marvel’s “Luke Cage”), Steven Anthony Jones as Becker (original cast of Negro Ensemble Company’s award-winning A Soldier’s Play), Nija Okoro as Rena ( Blueprints to Freedom at La Jolla Playhouse, The Legend of Georgia McBride at Geffen Playhouse, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Mark Taper Forum), Keith Randolph Smith as Doub ( Water by the Spoonful at the Globe, Jitney, American Psycho, King Hedley II, Fences, Spike Lee’s Malcolm X, Girl 6), and Ray Anthony Thomas as Turnbo ( Jitney, The Crucible,and Race, Pulitzer Prize winners Water by the Spoonful and Between Riverside and Crazy). The cast includes Broadway and Wilson veteran actors Francois Battiste as Booster ( Bronx Bombers, Magic/Bird), Harvy Blanks as Shealy ( Jitney, Roundabout’s Toni Stone, King Hedley II and Familiar regionally), Amari Cheatom as Youngblood (the Globe’s Skeleton Crew, On the Levee and The Book of Grace Off Broadway), Tony Award nominee Anthony Chisholm as Fielding ( Radio Golf, Two Trains Running,and Gem of the Ocean, Hulu’s “Wu-Tang: An American Saga”), Brian D. It’s a real honor to have this work at the Globe, and I know our audience will embrace its excellence and theatrical power.” Ruben Santiago-Hudson, unquestionably the greatest interpreter of Wilson now at work, gives us a production that’s exhilarating and that demonstrates in every moment why it won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. ![]() Funny and touching and thought-provoking, Jitney is everything we want theatre to be. A simple story of working Americans and their struggles and triumphs, it’s set against a huge canvas of national themes. Jitney is a prime example of what makes his gift as a playwright so unique. “August Wilson was one of the giants of the American stage,” said Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, “and he had a special relationship to The Old Globe, where three of his plays premiered. It’s among the finest productions of a Wilson play I’ve seen.” The Washington Post calls Jitney “a consistently funny and absorbing evening,” while The Hollywood Reporter asks, “Is there a more accomplished living interpreter of the plays of August Wilson than Ruben Santiago-Hudson? The timing feels ideal to visit Wilson’s inimitably pulsating world with a peerless company of actors.” Don’t make the mistake of skipping this one. The Los Angeles Times recently proclaimed it a Critic’s Choice, saying, “This is an extraordinary company! A triumphant melding of acting and drama. Five tireless drivers in Pittsburgh’s Hill District fight for love, survival, and respect as the powers-that-be threaten to close down their garage in the name of neighborhood improvement. Single tickets start at $30.00 and can be purchased online at by phone at (619) 23-GLOBE, or by visiting the Box Office.Ī jitney is an unlicensed taxicab. Opening night is Thursday, January 23 at 8:00 p.m. ![]() The 2017 Tony Award winner for Best Revival of a Play will run January 18 – Februon the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage in the Old Globe Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. This production of Jitney is produced by Erik Falkenstein and Ron Simons in association with Manhattan Theatre Club. The American master and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson (the American Century Cycle of 10 plays) had a close relationship with The Old Globe, where three of his plays premiered. SAN DIEGO (December 17, 2019)- The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for August Wilson’s Jitney, directed by one of Wilson’s foremost interpreters, Ruben Santiago-Hudson (directed Jitney on Broadway, performed in Gem of the Ocean and Seven Guitars). ![]() Publicity photos of the August Wilson’s Jitney are available by clicking here. RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON, supported by the Fuson Family, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 at 7:00 P.M. Just Added!: BARRY EDELSTEIN IN CONVERSATION WITH Performances Run JANUARY 18 – FEBRUARY 23, 2020 ![]() Which Won the 2017 TONY AWARD for Best Revival of a Play,ĭirected by Tony Award Winner RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON THE OLD GLOBE Announces the CAST AND CREATIVE TEAMįor a Masterpiece by a Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner, The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program.Community Group Readings and Performances.Young Professionals Nights at The Old Globe.
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