Music · United States of America · 2002 · 2h 33m

Porgy and Bess

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Director
Tazewell Thompson
Cast
Marquita Lister as Bess Alvy Powell as Porgy Timothy Robert Blevins as Crown Sabrina Elaine Carten as Maria Dwayne Clark as Sportin' Life David Aron Damane as Jake
Crew
Dorothy Heyward — Writer DuBose Heyward — Writer Douglas W. Schmidt — Production Design Nancy Potts — Costume Design
Synopsis

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Mood & Themes
drug addictionmusicalsouth carolinabased on play or musicalpoverty rowcharleston1900s20th centuryromantic drama
Key Collaborators
Tazewell Thompson Director Dorothy Heyward Writer DuBose Heyward Writer Douglas W. Schmidt Production Design Nancy Potts Costume Design
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