Porgy and Bess
2002
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.
Director:
Tazewell Thompson
Writers:
Dorothy Heyward (play), DuBose Heyward (libretto), DuBose Heyward (play)
Production:
N/A
Country:
USA
