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JITNEY

From the producers of the multi-award winning Ma' Rainey's Black Bottom comes August Wilson's JITNEY, the first of his 10 play cycle that illuminates the black experience in America during each decade of the 20th century...

The Director ~ The Playwright

The Producers ~ The Cast

The Production Team

Friends and Cooperative Sponsors

Opening Night

 

2007 LA Weekly Awards Nominations

Best Director (Claude Purdy), Best Set Design (Joel Daavid), 2 Best Supporting Male (James Avery & John Toles-Bey)

Winner - Best Director, Claude Purdy

2007 Ovation Awards Nominations

Best Ensemble Performance, Best Play, Best Director, Best Costumes, Set Design & Lighting Design

Winner - Best Play and Best Ensemble 

 

2008 NAACP Theater Awards Nominations

Best Ensemble Performance, Best Director (Claude Purdy), Best Set Design & Best Lighting (Joel Daavid), Best Costumes (Nancy Martin)

Winner - Best Ensemble and Best Lighting Design