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August Wilson's JITNEY in the Gilliam Concert Hall

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Title:
August Wilson's JITNEY in the Gilliam Concert Hall
When:
Feb 9, 2012 - Feb 12, 2012
Day & Time:
Thursday 10 AM-Sunday 7:30 PM
Location/Venue:
Morgan State University - Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts Center - 2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD 21251
Organization/Host:
Theatre Morgan

Description

Theatre Morgan
presents
August Wilson'sJITNEY
Directed by Shirley Basfield Dunlap
Regular cabs will not travel to the Pittsburgh Hill District of the 1970s, and so the residents turn to each other. Jitneydramatizes the lives of men hustling to make a living as jitneys--unofficial, unlicensed taxi cab drivers. The son of Becker, the boss (played by Roscoe Orman, Gordon of famed "Sesame Street") returns from prison, adding to the tension in the jitney station along with the city's plan to close down the businesses in the Hill District.  What makes this play remarkable is not the plot; Jitneyis Wilson at his most real--the words these men use and the stories they tell form a true slice of life.

Tickets for this special production are available at the Murphy Fine Arts Center Ticket Office (443-885-4440) and through Ticketmaster:  800-551-SEAT or ticketmaster.com.

Price:
Varies
Category:
Concert


Contact:
Murphy Fine Arts Center
Website:
http://www.murphyfineartscenter.org
Tickets URL:
http://www.murphyfineartscenter.org/pages/events/eventDetail.asp?eventID=146
Email:
info@murphyfineartscenter.org
Phone:
443-885-4440


August Wilson's JITNEY in the Gilliam Concert Hall