The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Francesca Zambello
2009-04-19

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin
10
158 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Eric Owens Porgy Unowned
Laquita Mitchell Bess Unowned
Lester Lynch Crown Unowned
Chauncey Packer Sportin' Life Unowned
Karen Slack Serena Unowned
Angel Blue Clara Unowned
Alteouise DeVaughn Maria Unowned
Eric Greene Jake Unowned
Michael Bragg Mingo Unowned
Malesha Jessie Annie Unowned
Samantha McElhaney Strawberry Woman Unowned
Amber Mercomes Lily Unowned
Michael Austin Robbins Unowned
Ashley Faatoalia Crab Man Unowned
Calvin Lee Peter Unowned
Frederick Matthews Nelson Unowned
Earl Hazell Jim Unowned
Kenneth Overton Frazier Unowned
Darren K. Stokes Undertaker Unowned
Richard Farrell Detective Unowned
Louis Landman Policeman Unowned
John MinĂ¡gro Coroner Unowned