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Powerful Long Ladder presents Italys Sardegna Teatro and La Piccionaias Italian production of Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilsons Jitney It is Pittsburgh, 1977. In the midst of the steel industry crisis, for which the city is known worldwide, five drivers, Becker, Youngblood, Turnbo, Fielding, and Doub, struggle to get by, clinging nostalgically to the past, while seeing only the dark outlines of an uncertain future on the horizon.This is the first foreign translation of Jitney by Wilson whose ten play century cycle which includes Fences, Ma Raineys Black Bottom and The Piano Lesson, chronicles the African American experience.There will be projected English supertitles during the Jitneyperformance.Sponsors: The George Gund Foundation and Cuyahoga Arts and CultureSale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 03:40 PM
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Event Venue
The Treelawn, 15335 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH 44110-1752, United States, East Cleveland
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