Jitney September 15, 2012

It is 1977 in Pittsburgh's Hill District - a neighborhood that legitimate cabs will not travel to. Out of these circumstances, unlicensed, gypsy cabs - jitneys - emerge to drive the locals around town. The story unfolds in Becker's storefront jitney station where a motley crew share stories and meddle in each other's lives. But urban renewal now threatens to tear down the station and Becker's son returns home after a 20-year stint in prison. Old cronies drop in, fights break out and lovers make up - and just as we get to know them, August Wilson asks us to look again.