The Gospel at Colonus

      The Gospel at Colonus
      1985

      Synopsis

      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 FountainOedipus
        • Isabell O'ConnorAntigone
        • Carl LumblyTheseus
        • Jevetta SteeleIsmene
        • Morgan FreemanMessenger
        • The Soul StirrersThemselves
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