Produced by the African Continuum Theatre in association with Ford’s Theatre
Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy
Frederick Strother as Becker (Photo: T. Charles Erickson)
Jennifer L. Nelson, who is stepping aside as artistic director of the African Continuum Theatre Company to dedicate herself to directing, elicits spell-binding performances for this double first: Jitney was the first of August Wilson’s ten-play cycle about the African-American experience in the 20th century to be professionally produced, and it’s the first staging of any his plays for Ford’s Theatre.
