Coriolanus

Synopsis

A video recording by the Theatre for Film on Tape (TOFT) of the New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production with a black and Hispanic cast. Directed by Michael Langham, Morgan Freeman plays the title role.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1979

Recording date

31 Mar 1979

Duration

162 mins

Credits

Director

Michael Langham

Producer

Joseph Papp

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Stanley Silverman

Production Design

Paul Eads; Wilford Leach

Costume

Patricia McCourty

Cast

Morgan Freeman	Caius Martius Coriolanus
Gloria Foster	Volumnia
Robert Christian	Tullus Aufidius
Maurice Woods	Menenius Agrippa
Earle Hyman	Cominius
C.C.H. Pounder	Valeria
Clebert Ford	Sicinius Velutus
Frank Adu	Junius Brutus
Jaime Sanchez	Titus Lartius
Michele Shay	Virgilia
Peter Jay Fernandez	Officer

Additional Details

Theatre

Anspacher Theatre, New York, NY

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Coriolanus

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Black actors; New York Shakespeare Festival

Notes

Reviews

Richard Eder ‘Stage: Coriolanus’, New York Times (29 June 1979, C3). Eleanor Blau ‘Papp Starts Repertory Troupe’ New York Times (21 April 1979) reports on Papp’s plans to establish a troupe of black and Hispanic actors.

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email

toft@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window

Phone

+ 1 (212) 870-1642

Fax

(212) 8701868

Address

Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA