The Gospel at Colonus

1h 27m
Music
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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.

Cast

Clarence Fountain
Oedipus
Isabell O'Connor
Antigone
Carl Lumbly
Theseus
Jevetta Steele
Ismene
Morgan Freeman
Messenger
The Soul Stirrers
Themselves

Crew

Kirk Browning
Director
Lee Breuer
Director, Adaptation
Yvonne Smith
Executive Producer
Yvonne Smith
Producer
David Horn
Producer
Alison Yerxa
Production Design
Ghretta Hynd
Costume Design
Toy Van Lierop
Makeup Department Head
Bob Telson
Music
Robert DeWeese
Location Manager

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