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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
Subjects: Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords: prisoners

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URI: https://youtu.be/Sc1GwPfViOo
Delivery: Streamed

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Sponsor

Name: Atlanta Shakespeare Co.
Web: https://www.shakespearetavern.com/ External site opens in new window

Name: Emory University

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Name: YouTube
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