Theater Talk: August Wilson's JITNEY

'Director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, along with actors John Douglas Thompson and Brandon J. Dirden discuss Manhattan Theatre Club's revival of the late August Wilson's play Jitney -- the first of The Pittsburgh Cycle, 10 plays portraying Black lives across 10 decades of the 20th Century. Set in a gypsy cab dispatch office in Pittsburgh's Hill District during the 1970's, Jitney reveals the outer and inner conflicts of the diverse group of African-American men who are eking out their livings as drivers.  Santiago-Hudson remembers his long-standing friendship and working relationship with August Wilson. Santiago-Hudson has not only directed many of the writer's plays, but won a Best Featured Actor TONY Award in 1996 for his performance in Wilson's Seven Guitars.' -- +cunytv75