Late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s “Jitney” is next up at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, running from Aug. 6-18. “August Wilson is the reason I am in the [theater] business,” director Ken-Matt Martin said.
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August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ opens at The Rep on Tuesday
Oriented around a group of unlicensed cab drivers whose livelihood is threatened by the dubious promise of urban renewal, The New York Times deemed “Jitney” a “free-form urban concerto, shaped by the quick-witted, improvisatory spirit that makes jazz soar.”