
Coriolanus 1979
Overview
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.
Director: Wilford Leach
Cast
Frank Adu
Junius Brutus

Gloria Foster
Volumnia

CCH Pounder
Valeria

Earle Hyman
Cominius

Roscoe Orman
Adrian

Michele Shay
Virgilia
Maurice Woods
Agrippa

Keith David
Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen

Castulo Guerra
Senator / Nicanor / Officer

Denzel Washington
Roman Soldier / Volscian Soldier