Power of the Pen, The
- Synopsis
- Us sitcom. A spin-off series from THE COSBY SHOW. The series centres around the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia. In this episode Dwayne, who loves mathematics, has to compose a poem for his poetry class and is finding it difficult. William Shakespeare appears to him in a dream and stresses that his pursuit of a career in mathematics doesn’t mean that he can’t appreciate poetry and encourages Dwayne to write something for which he feels passion.
- Series
- Different World
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 18 Feb 1990 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- No distributor or archive copy found (6/2007).
Credits
- Director
- Debbie Allen
- Producer
- Debbie Allen
- Writer
- Dominic Hoffman; Jasmine Guy
- Cast
John F. Francis William Shakespeare Kadeem Hardison Dwayne Cleophus Wayne
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Season 3, episode 13 and episode 57 overall. The series was shown in the UK on C4 and this episode screened 17 October 1990.
Production Company
- Name
Bill Cosby
- Name
Carsey-Werner
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Power of the Pen, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68507 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)