How Shakespeare Connects Us: An Afternoon with Sammie Byron and Harry Lennix
- Synopsis
- Video recording of a two-part event held at the The Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, Georgia. The first part is entitled ‘A Fellow’s Tribunal’ in which Sammie Byron, who served 31 years in jail for murder, talks about his life, Shakespeare’s Othello and how he came to create the ‘Shakespeare Behind Bars’ programme for inmates. In the second half, O’Neil Delapenha talks to Byron and actor Harry Lennix, from NBC’s television series The Blacklist, about the impact that Shakespeare has had on their lives.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Recording date
- 10 Apr 2022
- Transmission details
- 17 May 2022
- Duration
- 129 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Harry Lennix
- Cast
Sammie Byron Othello
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- prisoners
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/Sc1GwPfViOo
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
- Name
Atlanta Shakespeare Co.
- Web
- https://www.shakespearetavern.com/ External site opens in new window
- Name
Emory University
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "How Shakespeare Connects Us: An Afternoon with Sammie Byron and Harry Lennix". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79820 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)