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Renzo Carbonera’s Italian production of August Wilson’s Jitney comes to Pittsburgh

The Italian film and theatre director has brought the Italian production of August Wilson’s Jitney, set in the 1970s in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, to the US on an exclusive tour. Read the recent national: 1) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/theater/august-wilson-italian-jitney.html 2) https://www.wesa.fm/arts-culture/2026-05-06/august-wilson-jitney-italian-language-pittsburgh and local: 1) http://wesa.fm/arts-culture/2026-05-06/august-wilson-jitney-italian-language-pittsburgh 2) https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/salute-italian-translation-of-august-wilsons-jitney-makes-its-pittsburgh-debut/. media coverage of this groundbreaking production. Tickets for this weekend’s performances are still available at the Pittsburgh Playwrights link: https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/august-wilsons-jitney-in-italian/italian-jitney-tickets/https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/august-wilsons-jitney-in-italian/italian-jitney-tickets/.