The Gospel at Colonus (1985)
An African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus. In 1985 PBS televised the original Brooklyn Academy of Music production, as presented by the American Music Theater Festival at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, as part of the Great Performances series.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Lee Breuer.
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Clarence Fountain as Oedipus |
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Isabell O'Connor as Antigone |
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Carl Lumbly as Theseus |
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Jevetta Steele as Ismene |
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Morgan Freeman as Messenger |
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The Soul Stirrers as Themselves |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Production | David Horn | Producer |
| Production | Yvonne Smith | Producer |
| Production | Yvonne Smith | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bob Telson | Music |
| Art | Alison Yerxa | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ghretta Hynd | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toy Van Lierop | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Robert DeWeese | Location Manager |
| Writing | Lee Breuer | Adaptation |
| Directing | Lee Breuer | Director |
