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Video Postcard from Robert Richmond - Director of the Folger Theatre's "Julius Caesar" - in Stratford-upon-Avon
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend him your ears! In this video postcard from Stratford-upon-Avon, Julius Caesar Director Robert Richmond describes his vision and gives us a glimpse into his travels for the upcoming production.Robert Richmond has directed six plays for Folger Theatre,…
Backstage Photos from the Folger Theatre 2014-2015 Season Photoshoot
Macbeth at Carter Barron: The Sleeping and the Dead are but as (Motion) Pictures
The sleeping and the dead are but as pictures.’Tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil. (Macbeth, 2.2.58)Folger Theatre has been invited by the National Park Service to screen our 2008 production of Macbeth this Saturday at dusk in the Carter Barron…
In the Studio: Recording Julius Caesar
The very talented Robert Richmond (the upcoming Julius Caesar, Richard III, Twelfth Night, Henry V, and Henry VIII) returned to Omega Studios last week along with a cast of Folger favorites to record Julius Caesar in advance of the production opening in October.…
Ira Glass: "Shakespeare S*cks???"
Your friendly neighborhood blogger, Louis Butelli. Hello once again from your friend Louis Butelli. The folks here at the Folger Production Diary have asked me to contribute some late summer entries before rehearsals begin for the Folger’s upcoming production of…
Folger Talks Preview: Kathryn Will and Shakespeare's Coat of Arms
Dear Folger Diary Readers, Minions of the Moon, Fellows in Arms, and Excellent Good Friends, I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it… With the 2013-2014 Folger Season at an end and the 2014-2015 Season not yet…
Zachary Fine: On Staying in the Moment....
He not only plays one of the “two gents…” Zachary Fine also plays Crab the dog. Photo by Teresa Wood. Already we are nearing the final few weeks of our run of The Two Gentlemen of Verona and I’m terrified…
Zack Fine: Coming Together After Opening
Zack Fine as Valentine in “Two Gents” at Folger Theatre. Photo by Teresa Wood. Sheesh! It’s Monday and it’s our first day off since arriving in DC a week ago to start tech for “Two Gents” at the Folger Theatre.…
Zack Fine: In the "Muckity-Muck" of Two Gents
Well, what is there to say but that we are in the thick of it all for The Two Gentlemen of Verona (beginning April 17)…there is a mess to making things and right about now I feel like I’m in…
Introducing: Zack Fine of "Two Gents"
Hello Folgerites and Folgerians! My name is Zack Fine and I will be your waiter…I mean your blogger. Thanks for clicking on me. I’m single and looking for a deep connection…oh wait, it’s not that type of blog. Or is…
Long Runs, Mixing it Up, & Joltin' Joe
Drew Cortese as Richard III. Photo by Carol Rosegg. A play is a living, breathing organism. It grows, changes, adapts. The story becomes richer as our time inhabiting these imagined lives increases and our understanding of the created world deepens. Show after…
Drew Cortese: My Favorite Richard III Line
Drew Cortese as King Richard. Photo by Teresa Wood. When I’m not orchestrating the deaths of my friends and relatives on the Folger’s stage in our current production of Richard III, I teach at Avenues: The World School, in New…