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The Gospel at Colonus
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The Gospel at Colonus 1985 Directed by Kirk Browning , Lee Breuer

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.

Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 8 November 1985
87 mins
Cast
Clarence Fountain
Clarence Fountain Oedipus
Isabell O'Connor
Isabell O'Connor Antigone
Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly Theseus
Jevetta Steele
Jevetta Steele Ismene
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Messenger
The Soul Stirrers
The Soul Stirrers Themselves
Crew
Directors
Kirk Browning
Kirk Browning
Lee Breuer
Lee Breuer
Producers
David Horn
David Horn
Yvonne Smith
Yvonne Smith
Executive Producer
Yvonne Smith
Yvonne Smith
Production Design
Alison Yerxa
Alison Yerxa
Costume Design
Ghretta Hynd
Ghretta Hynd
Music
Bob Telson
Bob Telson