Photo Flash: First Look at South Coast Rep's JITNEY!

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Charles Dillingham, interim Executive Director) and South Coast Repertory, will present August Wilson's JITNEY, directed by Ron OJ Parson. Performances will begin June 21 through July 15, with an official press opening on Sunday, June 24, 2012, at 5:00 p.m at The Pasadena Playhouse.

 

Check out a sneak peek of the production photos below!

 

JITNEY is the first play August Wilson wrote in his renowned "Pittsburgh Cycle" which chronicles life in his childhood neighborhood, decade by decade, over the course of the 20th century. Of the ten plays in the "Cycle," JITNEY is the seventh in the series and is the winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Olivier Award for Best New Play.

Tickets are available by calling the Pasadena Playhouse at 626-356-7529 or by visiting The Pasadena Playhouse Box Office, Monday from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday – Sunday from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. during non-performance dates. On performance dates the box office is open Tuesday- Saturday from 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are available 24 hours online at www.PasadenaPlayhouse.org. Group Sales (8 or more) are available by calling 626-921-1161. For additional information visit www.PasadenaPlayhouse.org.

Photo Credit:  Henry DiRocco

Larry Bates and Kristy Johnson

David McKnight, Ellis E. Williams and James A. Watson, Jr.

Charlie Robinson and Montae Russell

Larry Bates, James A. Watson, Jr. and Rolando Boyce

Ellis E. Williams, David McKnight and Larry Bates