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The gospel at Colonus

Title
  1. The gospel at Colonus [videorecording] / [presented by] Brooklyn Academy of Music ; produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in association with Liza Lorwin and the Walker Art Center ; adapted and directed by Lee Breuer ; music composed and arranged by Bob Telson.
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  1. 1983.

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Additional authors
  1. Sophocles
  2. Lorwin, Liza
  3. Lorwin, Liza
  4. Breuer, Lee
  5. Breuer, Lee
  6. Telson, Bob
  7. Telson, Bob
  8. Yerxa, Alison
  9. Hynd, Gretta
  10. Archer, Julie
  11. Munderloh, Otts
  12. Jauchem, Esquire
  13. Meeh, Gregory
  14. Freeman, Morgan
  15. Monk, Isabell
  16. Lumbly, Carl
  17. Fountain, Clarence
  18. Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006.
  19. Davis, Kevin
  20. Butler, Sam (Vocalist)
  21. Steele, Jevetta
  22. Jacox, Martin
  23. Rogers, Willie
  24. Heyward, I. A.
  25. Steele-Battle, Jearlyn
  26. Walker Art Center. pro
  27. Bob Telson Band. prf
  28. Brooklyn Academy of Music. pro
  29. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival
  30. Brooklyn Academy of Music. dnr
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (DVD) (108 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Told from the perspective of a Black Pentecostal preacher and his congregation, this play dramatizes legendary Greek character Oedipus' last days on Earth. Having blinded himself out of guilt, Oedipus makes a solace-seeking pilgrimage to Colonus, the place where he believes he is meant to die. Primarily through song, the preacher and his congregation translate this story of redemption into a Christian parable.
Subject
  1. Greek drama (Tragedy)
  2. Legends > Greece > Drama
  3. Filmed performances
  4. Videos
  5. Redemption > Drama
  6. Sophocles > Oedipus at Colonus > Musical settings
  7. Sophocles > Adaptations
  8. African American Pentecostals > Drama
  9. Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) > Drama
Genre/Form
  1. Videos.
  2. Filmed performances.
Call number
  1. *LVH 633
Note
  1. "Based on an adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus in the version by Robert Fitzgerald and incorporating passages from both Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Antigone in versions by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, which are published as The Oedipus Cycle of Sophocles, A Harvest/HBJ Book, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc." -- Program.
  2. "The joyous passion and soul-searching of the black gospel service ... has provided the basis for a fresh approach to Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus"-- Next Wave Festival promotional magazine.
Access (note)
  1. Access restricted. Written permission from the Brooklyn Academy of Music required for viewing.
Credits (note)
  1. Set design by Alison Yerxa ; costumes designed by Gretta Hynd and Alison Yerxa ; lighting design by Julie Archer and Alison Yerxa ; sound design by Otts Munderloh ; special effects designed by Esquire Jauchem and Gregory Meeh.
Performer (note)
  1. Morgan Freeman, Isabell Monk, Carl Lumbly, Clarence Fountain, Robert Earl Jones, Kevin Davis, Sam Butler, Jevetta Steele, Martin Jacox, Willie Rogers, Butch Heyward, Jearlyn Steele-Battle ; Bob Telson Band.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded, Nov. 22, 1983, Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of Next Wave Festival.
Source (note)
  1. Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of: Brooklyn Academy of Music collection.
Title
  1. The gospel at Colonus [videorecording] / [presented by] Brooklyn Academy of Music ; produced by the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in association with Liza Lorwin and the Walker Art Center ; adapted and directed by Lee Breuer ; music composed and arranged by Bob Telson.
Imprint
  1. 1983.
Credits
  1. Set design by Alison Yerxa ; costumes designed by Gretta Hynd and Alison Yerxa ; lighting design by Julie Archer and Alison Yerxa ; sound design by Otts Munderloh ; special effects designed by Esquire Jauchem and Gregory Meeh.
Cast
  1. Morgan Freeman, Isabell Monk, Carl Lumbly, Clarence Fountain, Robert Earl Jones, Kevin Davis, Sam Butler, Jevetta Steele, Martin Jacox, Willie Rogers, Butch Heyward, Jearlyn Steele-Battle ; Bob Telson Band.
Event
  1. Recorded, Nov. 22, 1983, Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of Next Wave Festival.
Access
  1. Access restricted. Written permission from the Brooklyn Academy of Music required for viewing.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of: Brooklyn Academy of Music collection.
Local note
  1. Archival master located in the Dance Collection.
  2. Viewing copies cataloged and serviced by RHA.
Source
  1. Gift ; Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Added author
  1. Sophocles. Oedipus at Colonus.
  2. Lorwin, Liza, producer.
  3. Lorwin, Liza. Adapter
  4. Breuer, Lee. Adapter
  5. Breuer, Lee, director.
  6. Telson, Bob. Gospel at Colonus.
  7. Telson, Bob, arranger of music.
  8. Yerxa, Alison, set designer.
  9. Hynd, Gretta, costume designer.
  10. Yerxa, Alison, costume designer.
  11. Archer, Julie, lighting designer.
  12. Yerxa, Alison, lighting designer.
  13. Munderloh, Otts, sound designer.
  14. Jauchem, Esquire, special effects.
  15. Meeh, Gregory, special effects.
  16. Freeman, Morgan, performer.
  17. Monk, Isabell, performer.
  18. Lumbly, Carl. Performer
  19. Fountain, Clarence. Performer
  20. Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006. Performer
  21. Davis, Kevin. Performer
  22. Butler, Sam (Vocalist), performer.
  23. Steele, Jevetta. Performer
  24. Jacox, Martin. Performer
  25. Rogers, Willie. Performer
  26. Heyward, I. A. Performer
  27. Steele-Battle, Jearlyn. Performer
  28. Walker Art Center. Producer
  29. Bob Telson Band. Performer
  30. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Producer
  31. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
  32. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Donor
Research call number
  1. *LDV 1625
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