By SHARON EBERSON Mark Clayton Southers pauses periodically to instruct son Marcus and nephew Matthew as they work behind the scenes: “Lemme see what you got. Oh, perfect. Get the big ladder. OK. Marcus, call your mom right now though…. Read More ›
Mike Traylor
Review: ‘Jitney” at the August Wilson House
Forget Uber and Book a Ride with Jitney Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD Playwright August Wilson is a perennial tour de force in the theatre world. I remember studying his plays in graduate school theatre classes at the University of Southern California… Read More ›
Jonathan Berry Returns to August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ and Pittsburgh Playwrights
By Yvonne Hudson August Wilson‘s characters are people whose stories leave a mark. Their journeys, as told in plays Wilson drew from real life, are vividly relatable, multi-layered, and resonant. When Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company presents August Wilson’s classic drama Jitney, its… Read More ›