NATIONAL PREMIERE

This is the first Italian staging of the African-American playwright, which won the Pulizer Prize twice.

Pittsburgh, 1977. Wilson sets his work in a jitney station. Jitney was an alternative transport service to regular taxis which were too expensive, unwilling to pick up African-Americans. The drivers’ stories alternate with the rhythm of jazz and street language. They are the stories of those who, despite the achievements of the civil rights movement, are excluded from the American dream.

Reasons why we would like to invite you to see this show:

Daring is a tasks of the theater. The challenge is to stage an author who won 2 Pulitzer Prizes, which has never performed in Italy. A landmark author of the American black culture to talk about exploitation, identity, migration, and discrimination.

CREDITS

Jitney by August Wilson
Direction Renzo Carbonera
Drama Fabrizio Arcuri
Actor coach Tindaro Granata
With Alessandra Arcangeli, Yonas Aregay, Maurizio Bousso, Germano Gentile, Aron Tewelde
Live music Alessandra Arcangeli
Costumes Sonia Marianni
Translation Angela Soldà
In collaboration with Dialoghi – Residenze delle arti performative a Villa Manin 2022 – 2024 edited by CSS Teatro stabile di innovazione del Friuli Venezia Giulia
Productive residences Carrozzerie N.o.t
With the support of Consolato Generale USA di Milano
In collaboration with August Wilson Legacy LLC, Università degli Studi di Padova – DiSLL Dipatrimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari, University of Pittsburgh – European Studies Centre

Foto © Luigi De Frenza

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