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Ben Lauer

Ben Lauer is the Folger's Social Media and Communications Manager. He is the web producer of the Folger's Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, and hosts the Folger's Shakespeare Lightning Round series on Instagram.
What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in March
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in March

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Every month, we take a look at Shakespeare in performance at theaters across the USA. See what’s onstage in the month of March.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February
Clay Vanderbeek (Rosencrantz) and Nate Ruleaux (Guildenstern) in Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s 2019 production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead directed by Donald Hicken. Photo by Joshua McKerrow.
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February

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Every month, we call up our Shakespeare theater partners to see what they have onstage. Find out what’s on across the US in February.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in January
Oberon (Edward O'Blenis) emerges to survey his fairy kingdom. Photo by Liz Lauren.
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in January

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Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance across the country. What’s onstage in January? We visit our theater partners to find out.

Four Terrible New Year's Resolutions from "Love's Labor's Lost"
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Four Terrible New Year's Resolutions from "Love's Labor's Lost"

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Happy New Year! We picked out four awful ideas for New Year’s resolutions from Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labor’s Lost” and added some hints for improvements.

Shakespeare theaters stage 'A Christmas Carol'
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Shakespeare theaters stage 'A Christmas Carol'

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Are there similarities between staging Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ and putting on the Shakespeare plays that are these companies’ bread and butter? We asked our theater partners.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in November
Gamut Theatre Group's
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in November

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Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. What plays are onstage in November? We visit our theater partners to find out.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in October
A song and dance number from Chicago Shakespeare's North American premiere production of “Nell Gwynn.”
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in October

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Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. What plays are onstage this month? We visit our theater partners to find out.

At the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, "UpRight" readings in surprise locations
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At the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, "UpRight" readings in surprise locations

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The Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s Pop-UpRight Shakespeare series brings lively, “upright,” on-your-feet staged readings of Shakespeare’s plays to surprise locations in and around Nashville.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in September
Sarah Harlett as Richard III. Seattle Shakespeare Company's all-female production.
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in September

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Find out what’s onstage at Shakespeare theaters across the United States in September.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in August
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in August

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This month might be your last chance to catch some of that sweet, sweet summertime Shakespeare before the weather starts to cool down and it’s time to head back to school. See what the Folger’s theater partners have onstage this…

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July

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Each month, we take a look at what’s onstage at our theater partners across the country. Find your region and see what shakin’ (like, Shake-speare—get it?) near you.

Quiz: Which copy of "Midsummer" are you?
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Quiz: Which copy of "Midsummer" are you?

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The Folger’s collection includes a lot of editions of Shakespeare’s plays; some copies of these editions have their own, unique stories. Which of these special copies of Shakespeare’s classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream matches your personality? Take our quiz to…

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