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Louis Butelli: Talking Henry V (Pre-Blog Part II)
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Louis Butelli: Talking Henry V (Pre-Blog Part II)

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Hello again from Louis Butelli, your peripatetic pre-blogger, soon to be appearing at the Folger Theatre in Henry V and Twelfth Night. Director, Robert Richmond I write to you now from historic Columbia, South Carolina, where I have come to…

Louis Butelli: Pre-Blogging Diary, Part I
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Louis Butelli: Pre-Blogging Diary, Part I

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Louis Butelli, appearing in Folger’s upcoming Henry V and Twelfth Night. Hello, there! My name is Louis Butelli, and I’ll be performing in two shows this 2012/13 season at the Folger Theatre. First up, I’ll play Nym in Henry V.…

Louis Butelli: Henry VIII in Alabama
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Louis Butelli: Henry VIII in Alabama

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Hello, readers of the Folger Theatre Production Diary! My name is Louis Butelli. I was a contributor here during Folger’s recent production of Othello, in which I played Roderigo. Last week, I was asked if I would put together a…

Fare Thee Well
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Fare Thee Well

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Hi there! It’s Louis Butelli, from Folger’s Othello, writing to you one last time. As they say, all good things must come to an end. I’m fairly certain they weren’t referring to this blog when they said it, but, regardless,…

Vault Tour II and Closing Night
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Vault Tour II and Closing Night

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Hello again from your blogfriend Louis Butelli, lately of Folger Theatre’s Othello. I am very, very pleased to report the following couple of things! 1. We had an incredible closing night this past Sunday. We were sold to the rafters…

Terms of the Search
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Terms of the Search

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Hey there, blogfriends! It’s me, Louis Butelli. I play Roderigo in Folger Theatre’s production of Othello, which just closed on Sunday. The play may be over, but you haven’t heard the last from me. This is just a quick note to…

Recording Othello
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Recording Othello

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Hi from your pal Louis Butelli, aka Roderigo in Folger Theatre’s production of Othello. We’re heading into our final weekend of performances: the show must close this Sunday, December 4th. So if you’ve been thinking about picking up tickets to see…

Ten Questions: Janie Brookshire
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Ten Questions: Janie Brookshire

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Hello again from Louis Butelli, Roderigo in Folger Theatre’s Othello. You’ve got just eight more chances to see the show—we must close on December 4th! I’ve got a tasty little treat for you today. Janie Brookshire, who plays Desdemona in Othello,…

Rituals and Repetition
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Rituals and Repetition

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Well, hello there! My name is Louis Butelli, and I play Roderigo in Folger Theatre’s production of Othello, running now until December 4. Won’t you come and see us? Tonight, we are going to undertake performance #40 of our show.…

Shakespeare Changes Your Brain!
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Shakespeare Changes Your Brain!

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Hello from your pal Louis, aka Roderigo in Folger Theatre’s production of Othello. I recently came across an article that has haunted me and stayed with me for the past several days, so I thought I would pass along some…

Questions, Answers, and "Yoda"
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Questions, Answers, and "Yoda"

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Well, hello there, dear blogfriends. It’s your pal Louis, Roderigo in Folger Theatre’s Othello, coming at you with another blog post. One of the things the Folger Theatre does in association with its productions is conduct post-show discussions with students…

A Tour of the Vault!
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A Tour of the Vault!

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“When I was young and first read ‘OTHELLO,’ I thought the character of RODERIGO of little importance; it seemed introduced merely to fill up those vacancies of action which might otherwise have remained unemployed.” Hey, blogfriends! It’s your pal Louis,…

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