| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (154 min.)) : sound, color |
| Summary |
Wole Soyinka's masterpiece, set in colonial Nigeria, tells the story of the Yoruba king's horseman, who must accompany his ruler into the afterlife following the king's death. When a colonial administrator stops the ritual, there are tragic consequences |
| Credits |
Playwright, Soyinka, Wole ; Director, M'Carthy, Tawiah ; Composer and Music Director, Olórundáre, Adékúnlé ; Set Designer, Forbes, Rachel ; Costume Designer, Uwadiae, Sarah ; Lighting Designer, Dennis, Christopher ; Sound Designer, Sinha, Debashis ; Dramaturge, Cultural Consultant and Dialect Coach, Oguntokun, Wolé ; Fight Director, Scovell, Geoff ; Choreographer, Simone, Jaz ; Movement Director, Cook, Brad ; Assistant Director, Mũsyoki, Mũkonzi ; Assistant Set Designer, Reilly, Patricia ; Assistant Lighting Designer, Horoszczak, Christian ; Assistant Fight Director, Dzialoszynski, Jennifer ; Stage Manager, Wilson, Maxwell ; Assistant Stage Manager, Galliani, Alice Ferreyra ; Assistant Stage Manager, Hale, Sam ; Apprentice Stage Manager, Allah, May Nemat ; Production Stage Manager, Callan, Meghan |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title screen (Digital Theatre+, viewed May 21, 2024) |
| Subject |
Race in literature.
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Race in the theater.
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Power (Philosophy) in literature.
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Revenge in literature.
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Courage.
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Heroes.
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Conflict (Psychology) in literature.
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Intercultural communication in the performing arts.
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heroes.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama
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Historical drama
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Comedy plays
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Tragedies (Drama)
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Santiago, Anthony, actor
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Umeh, Amaka, actor
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Abbey, Graham, actor
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Adu-Poku, Kwaku, actor
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Amo-Adem, Akosua, actor
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Beaty, Maev, actor
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Laboucane, Josue, actor
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Muchochoma, Pulga, actor
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Nabea, Ngabo, actor
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Aloma, Celia, actor
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bhakhomen, isi, actor
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Dixon-Green, Déjah, actor
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Emesowum, Ijeoma, actor
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García, Amado Dedeu, musician
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Jones, Rachel, actor
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Kabwe, Matthew, actor
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Kruchkywich, Kevin, actor
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Olórundáre, Adékúnlé, musician
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Rankin, Andrea, actor
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Samuel, Erik, musician
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Savage, Tyrone, actor
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Segbeaya, Espoir, actor
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Sodunke, Oluwakayode, musician
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Yeung, Norman, actor
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Soyinka, Wole, writer
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M'Carthy, Tawiah, director
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Stratford Festival, production company
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