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Sarasota News Leader December 28, 2012 Page 105 WILSON���S JITNEY TO OPEN JAN. 4 AT WBTT Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) has announced its second play for this season. August Wilson���s Jitney will open on Friday, Jan. 4, and run until Sunday, Feb. 3. in Pittsburgh, the release says. Regular cabs would not travel to the Hill District of the 1970s, so the residents turned to each other. Jitney dramatizes the lives of men hustling to make a living as jitneys ��� unofficial, unliAll performances will take place in the Westcensed taxi cab drivers, the release adds. coast Black Theatre Troupe Theater at 1646 10th Way, Sarasota. The cast of nine includes eight men and one woman. WBTT audiences will recognize Will ���August Wilson is one of America���s most wellLittle and Dhakeria Cunningham, who have known African-American playwrights,��� says performed regularly with the Troupe for the Nate Jacobs, artistic director of West Coast Black Theatre Troupe, in a news release. past two years, including roles in last season���s highly acclaimed Raisin in the Sun, accord���Over the years, ing to the release. our Troupe has The other cast performed many of members are seaMr. Wilson���s plays. soned actors from [They are] always as far away as Tenpowerful and poinessee, North Cargnant, [and] we olina and Atlanta; look forward to however, most are bringing Jitney to from the Tampa our Sarasota audiBay area. They are ences,��� he adds in Alfred H. Wilson, the release. Ron Bobb-Semple, Jitney was the first Andrew Drake, of 10 plays written Don Johnson, by Wilson in what Steven McKenzy, became known as Horace Smith and the Pittsburgh CyMartin Taylor. cle. Each is set in a Tickets are priced different decade of at $29.50. Reservathe 20th century, tions may be made the release notes. Members of the cast of Jitney are (front row) online at www. Jitney, which Dhakeria Cunningham, Don Johnson; (middle wbttsrq.org or by takes place in the row, from left) Will Little, Steven McKenzy; (back calling the box of1970s, is set inside row, from left) Rubin Alexander Jr. and Horace E. Smith. Contributed photo fice at 366-1505. a gypsy cab station