The Gospel at Colonus

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The Gospel at Colonus (1985)

Directed by Kirk Browning, Lee Breuer

Music · 1h 27m

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Kirk Browning, Lee Breuer
Producer
David Horn, Yvonne Smith

Details

Release date
1985-11-08
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America