

André De Shields: Breaking The Methuselah Code | LGBTQ+ Elders Project
Jun 28, 2022
Broadway veteran and long-term survivor of HIV, André De Shields, discusses his career, typecasting, and his Tony Award-winning role in Hadestown. He reflects on his journey towards self-acceptance, confronts mortality and the Methuselah Code, explores the concept of breaching the impossible, delves into the desire for romantic relationships, and discusses intimacy, aging, and representing black man majesty.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Journey Towards Self-Acceptance and Living Without Fear
01:33 • 20min
Confronting Mortality and the Methuselah Code
21:41 • 4min
Exploring Breaching the Impossible and the Misuse of Existential Crisis
25:39 • 2min
Exploring the Desire for Romantic Relationships and the Speaker's Perspective on Love
27:37 • 3min
Discussing Intimacy, Aging, and the Mission of Representing Black Man Majesty
30:17 • 5min