Lesson Summary
August Wilson's play Jitney is set in 1977 in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, in a cab station dispatching jitneys, unlicensed cabs, to serve the African American community. The overriding theme in the play is the struggle for success experienced by the drivers and their families.
What is the setting of Jitney?
Jitney is August Wilson's first play, written in and about the late 1970s in Pittsburgh's Hill District. The action takes place in a run-down station of a gypsy cab company.
Who is Becker's wife in Jitney?
DOUB: A longtime jitney driver and Korean War veteran. RENA: Youngblood's girlfriend and mother of their young son.
