The Folger Spotlight

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.

Elizabeth DeBold revisits her December 2023 presentation on Eleanor Brown’s The Weird Sisters, a family story threaded with Shakespearean references.

Get into the festive spirit with this warming holiday beverage from DCanter.

Resources related to early modern family dynamics in preparation for our December book club discussion of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.

Introductory information on the December 2023 Folger Book Club selection, a family story threaded with Shakespearean references.

Philip Goldfarb Styrt argues that Antigonus and the famous bear scene are frequently misunderstood.

“Leontes puts a new spin on an idea familiar to those living in Shakespeare’s time: that one could fish for people,” writes Douglas Clark.

Rachel B. Dankert revisits her November 2023 presentation on TaraShea Nesbit’s Beheld and the experience of early colonists in America.

Dramaturg Michele Osherow shares reflections on the themes explored in Folger Theatre’s 2023 production of The Winter’s Tale.

Resources related to colonial America in preparation for our November Book Club discussion of Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit.

Introductory information on the November 2023 Folger Book Club selection, which looks at the first recorded murder in the Plymouth colony.

Dr. Kathleen Miller revisits her October 2023 presentation on Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies and its connection to early modern plague practices.