Porgy and Bess (2002)
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Director: Tazewell Thompson
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Marquita Lister as Bess |
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Alvy Powell as Porgy |
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Timothy Robert Blevins as Crown |
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Sabrina Elaine Carten as Maria |
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Dwayne Clark as Sportin' Life |
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David Aron Damane as Jake |
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Darryl Reuben Hall as Company |
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Wynn Harmon as The Detective |
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Charles Mandracchia as Policeman |
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Angela Renée Simpson as Serena |
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Martin Sola as Nelson |
| Writing | Dorothy Heyward | Writer |
| Sound | George Gershwin | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Potts | Costume Design |
| Writing | DuBose Heyward | Writer |
| Lighting | Alan Adelman | Lighting Design |
| Writing | Ira Gershwin | Lyricist |
| Art | Douglas W. Schmidt | Production Design |
| Lighting | Robert Wierzel | Lighting Design |
| Directing | Tazewell Thompson | Director |
| Crew | TanNa Young | Manager of Operations |
| Sound | John DeMain | Conductor |