Join PPP's Fridays@2 speaker series for a documentary screening and discussion with Shakespeare Behind Bars founder Curt L. Tofteland and founding member Sammie Byron.
The Performance as Public Practice Fridays@2 speaker series facilitates discussions about the creation and study of performance. PPP welcomes artists from within and beyond the Winship Drama Building, including current students, distinguished alumni and arts leaders from across the country, to share their research and methodology. Up next is a documentary screening about the Shakespeare Behind Bars program, followed by a discussion with founder Curt L. Tofteland and founding member Sammie Byron.
Together, Curt L. Tofteland and Sammie Byron co-authored Othello’s Tribunal, which Sammie performs as a part of The Give Back Tour in adult prisons, juvenile detention centers and facilities that offer programming to youth and young adults who have been impacted by the American Criminal Justice System. This event includes a screening of the Philomath Films documentary about the program, a panel discussion with Curt and Sammie, and a free performance of Othello’s Tribunal.
Curt L. Tofteland is the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of the internationally acclaimed program Shakespeare Behind Bars. He has spent thirty-five years as a social justice arts activist working as a prison arts practitioner with marginalized communities. He has produced, directed, or acted in 80+ Shakespeare productions, including 15 all male prison productions.
Sammie Byron is a Founding Member of Shakespeare Behind Bars at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in LaGrange, Kentucky. During his ten years with Shakespeare Behind Bars (1995-2005) Sammie played 20 of Shakespeare’s characters including Marcus Brutus in Julius Caesar, Polonius in Hamlet, and Othello in Othello.
DATE
Screening of Shakespeare Behind Bars Documentary: Thursday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion with Curt Tofteland and Sammie Byron: Friday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Free Performance of Othello's Tribunal: Friday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: F. Loren Winship Drama Buidling, room 2.112
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