'Jitney' at the Beck Center is Not to Be Missed

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'Jitney' at the Beck Center is Not to Be Missed
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For those of us who survived the fashion disasters of the 1970s—wide collars, gigantic lapels and such—it was a forgettable decade. But compared to the '60s, when civil rights demonstrations and the assassinations of three of our most promising political leaders took place, things seemed calmer on the surface.

For those of us who survived the fashion disasters of the 1970s—wide collars, gigantic lapels and such—it was a forgettable decade. But compared to the '60s, when civil rights demonstrations and the assassinations of three of our most promising political leaders took place, things seemed calmer on the surface.

Each phone call concludes with the jitney employee telling the caller the color of the car to look for, since the drivers use their own cars for these neighborhood jaunts. And that is exactly how personalized this two-act play feels, with each character showing his or her true colors. Also picking up fares is frequently-drunk Fielding and Doub a World War II vet who still harbors hope for himself and his community. But that kind of hope is in short supply since the block where their office sits is in peril, since it's scheduled for demolition to make way for an urban renewal project.

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