Jitney (play)
| Jitney | |
|---|---|
| Written by | August Wilson |
| Date premiered | 1982 |
| Place premiered | Allegheny Repertory Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Original language | English |
| Series | The Pittsburgh Cycle |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | 1977, a worn-down gypsy cab station in Pittsburgh's Hill District |
Jitney is a play by American playwright August Wilson. The eighth in his "Pittsburgh Cycle", this play is set in a worn-down illegal taxi operation station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in early autumn 1977. The play premiered in a Broadway theatre in 2017.