The Gospel at Colonus

Lee Breuer
1985-11-08


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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

Name Character Team
Clarence Fountain Oedipus Unowned
Isabell O'Connor Antigone Unowned
Carl Lumbly Theseus Unowned
Jevetta Steele Ismene Unowned
Morgan Freeman Messenger Calvin and Nobbs
The Soul Stirrers Themselves Unowned