This is going to be an extraordinary production of August Wilson's first Pittsburgh Cycle play. Don't miss it! Michelle Belan michelle@belancreative.com

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Pittsburgh Playwrights THEATRE COMPANY Presents August Wilson's Jitney SHOWS VOLUNTEER NEWS

Opening This Week

Jitney By August Wilson Directed by Mark Clayton Southers

May 8th - May 30th, 2010 (Preview May 6th)

Buy THREE, Mom's FREE Looking for somewhere to take mom? How about to see Jitney for free? Purchase three seats at regular price for either the 2pm matinee or 7pm evening performance on Mother's Day, Sunday May 9th and Mom receives a free ticket.

The 2 pm performance will be hosted by KDKA's Lynne Hayes-Freeland

The 7 pm performance will be hosted by Shay Wafer, VP of Programs at the August Wilson Center

Call ProArtsTickets at 412-394-3353 now and get one free ticket when you purchase three for Sunday May 9th.

Set in the 1970’s in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, and depicting gypsy-cab drivers who serve black neighborhoods, Jitney is the seventh in Wilson’s ten-play cycle (one for each decade) on the black experience in 20th century America. A thoroughly revised version of a play Wilson first wrote in 1979, Jitney was produced in New York for the first time in spring 2000, winning rave reviews and the accolade of the New York Drama Critics Circle as Best Play of the Year. In its seventh season, The Pittsburgh Playwrights proudly presents Jitney in keeping with its mission of producing each play of Wilson's ‘Pittsburgh cycle’ in the order in which they appeared on Broadway, featuring an all-star cast of some of Pittsburgh’s favorite actors, including former Pittsburgh City Councilman Sala Udin.

With: Sala Udin Les Howard Joshua Elijah Reese Lonzo Green Wali Jamal Kevin Brown Jonathan Berry Genna Styles Maurice Redwood Justine Patrick Marcus Carl Southers

TICKETS

ADVANCE PURCHASE through ProArtsTickets: In Advance: $22.50 At the Door: $27.50 Runs May 8th - May 30th, 2010 Thursday-Saturday 8 pm and Sunday 2 pm & 7 pm

ProArtsTickets hours: 10am - 5:30pm Monday - Friday Noon - 5:30pm Saturday For group sales, contact Mark Southers directly at 412 377-7803.

Thank you for your patronage! Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

Some tickets are still available for Jitney's opening night performance on May 8th. A wine and cheese reception follows the performance.

Purchase $35 opening night tickets (with wine and cheese reception)

Purchase all other tickets

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