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 | Yvonne Smith | Producer |
| Art | Alison Yerxa | Production Design |
| Writing | Lee Breuer | Adaptation |
| Directing | Lee Breuer | Director |
| Sound | Bob Telson | Music |
| Production | Robert DeWeese | Location Manager |
| Production | Yvonne Smith | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toy Van Lierop | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ghretta Hynd | Costume Design |
| Production | David Horn | Producer |
