Coriolanus (1979)
History
Documentary
A video recording of a New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production of Coriolanus with an all-black and Hispanic cast. Producer Joseph Papp intended to provide professional opportunities for actors of minority ethnic backgrounds. A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Cast
Junius Brutus
Volumnia
Servingman / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Volscian Citizen / Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
Valeria
Cominius
Adrian
Virgilia
Agrippa
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Senator / Nicanor / Officer
Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier
