Lee Breuer's 'Gospel at Colonus'

Midday on WNYC | Sep 4, 2018

The Public and the Onassis Foundation USA are partnering to remount MacArthur Genius Grant winner Lee Breuer's landmark “Gospel at Colonus.” Set in the context of a Black Pentecostal service, this production is a retelling of Sophocles’ classic Oedipus at Colonus. The production is free of charge and will run for just six performances at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park from September 4-9. Composer Bob Telson, choir director JD Steele, and Shari Addison, who stars as Ismene, discuss the production and Breuer’s seminal vision.

This segment is guest hosted Jenna Flanagan.

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