Porgy and Bess

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music

Duration:

153 minutes

Year:

2002

Director:

Tazewell Thompson

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Company:

PBS,

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Cast:

Bess

Porgy

Crown

Maria

Sportin' Life

Crew:

Production Design

Lighting Design

Costume Design

Music

Writer