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Abby Westover

was a 2017-18 Dumbarton Oaks Fellow at the Folger working with acquisitions and cataloguing.
All the table's a stage: A 1619 Christmas play for food
A Christmas Messe
Shakespeare and Beyond

All the table's a stage: A 1619 Christmas play for food

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Abby Westover

In this unconventional Christmas play from 1619, the characters are different foods warring against one another for pride of place at the holiday feast.