The Folger Spotlight
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'Homegoing' Resource Guide
Resources related to Shakespeare and Black history in preparation for our February book club discussion of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
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The Reading Room Festival Q&A: Mary Chieffo and Josh Nelson Youssef
“I was particularly intrigued by the concept of ‘honest Iago’ and what honesty truly signifies in the context of gender roles,” writes Mary Chieffo.
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About 'Homegoing'
Introductory information on the February 2024 Folger Book Club selection, a generational story spanning centuries.
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Q&A with Austin Dean Ashford
Austin Dean Ashford shares more about his one-person show, “Rap Monologues,” which fuses hip hop history, humor, and a fresh perspective on the classics.
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Q&A with Sarah Mantell
“I wanted to write a play that allowed these characters to speak in Jewish voices for the first time,” writes Mantell about Everything That Never Happened.
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Q&A with Dr. John "Ray" Proctor III
Learn more about what to expect for The Reading Room Festival’s “interactive interrogation” of Shakespeare’s Othello, Act III, scene iii, at Folger Theatre.
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Q&A with Carmen Pelaez
Carmen Pelaez shares how she was inspired by Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and why she set her play The Cuban Vote amid a political campaign in Miami.
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Toast the Season with DCanter's Mulled Wine
Get into the festive spirit with this warming holiday beverage from DCanter.
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'The Weird Sisters' Resource Guide
Resources related to early modern family dynamics in preparation for our December book club discussion of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.
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About 'The Weird Sisters'
Introductory information on the December 2023 Folger Book Club selection, a family story threaded with Shakespearean references.
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'Beheld' Resource Guide
Resources related to colonial America in preparation for our November Book Club discussion of Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit.
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About 'Beheld'
Introductory information on the November 2023 Folger Book Club selection, which looks at the first recorded murder in the Plymouth colony.