Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Sophocles
2. Lorwin, Liza
3. Breuer, Lee
4. Telson, Bob
5. Telson, Bob
6. Yerxa, Alison
7. Hynd, Gretta
8. Archer, Julie
9. Munderloh, Otts
10. Jauchem, Esquire
11. Meeh, Gregory
12. Freeman, Morgan
13. Monk, Isabell
14. Lumbly, Carl
15. Fountain, Clarence
16. Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006
17. Davis, Kevin
18. Butler, Sam (Vocalist)
19. Steele, Jevetta
20. Jacox, Martin
21. Rogers, Willie
22. Heyward, I. A
23. Steele-Battle, Jearlyn
24. Walker Art Center, producer
25. Bob Telson Band, performer
26. Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer
27. Brooklyn Academy of Music, donor

Description

1. 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (108 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in.

Subject

1. Legends > Greece > Drama
2. Sophocles > Adaptations
3. Musicals
4. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > Brooklyn > 1981-1990
5. Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) > Drama
6. Theater > New York (State) > New York
7. Drama
8. Redemption > Drama
9. Sophocles > Oedipus at Colonus > Musical settings
10. Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
11. Theater > Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
12. Greek drama (Tragedy)

Genre/Form

1. Drama.
2. Musicals.

Call number

1. NCOV 442

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. This production was staged as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival.
3. No credits on tape. Production information gathered from program.

Access (note)

1. Permission required.

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.
2. Musicians: The Bob Telson Band.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 22, 1983.

Title

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

Imprint

1. New York, 1983.

Access

1. Permission required.

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.
2. Musicians: The Bob Telson Band.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Carey Playhouse, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 22, 1983.

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, donor.

Research call number

1. NCOV 442