Aaron Posner
The Reduced Shakespeare Company at the Folger
When the Reduced Shakespeare Company starts performances of William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) at the Folger on April 21, it will not be their first outing on the Folger stage. Austin Tichenor, Reed Martin, and Teddy Spencer The RSC has…
Ian Merrill Peakes: Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
Ian Merrill Peakes Actor Ian Merrill Peakes (The Player) shares his final thoughts about the Folger Theatre production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Learn more about Ian at the Folger and read his previous posts. We close Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead this…
Dramaturg's Notes: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Folger Dramaturg Michele Osherow. Michele Osherow is the Folger Theatre’s Resident Dramaturg and has worked on over twenty productions here. She is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her notes on the Folger’s production of…
Ian Merrill Peakes: Keeping It Real Over the Long Haul
Ian Merrill Peakes Actor Ian Merrill Peakes (The Player) shares his thoughts on the Folger Theatre production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Learn more about Ian at the Folger and read his previous posts. So in this business, we perform…
Ian Merrill Peakes: R&G Previews and Opening
Ian Merrill Peakes. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is officially open! Did that last Monday, to a full house of totally engaged and laughing patrons. Opening nights are a funny thing. It used to be that I hoped for opening night to…
Ian Merrill Peakes: R&G Tech
Actor Ian Merrill Peakes (“The Player”) continues sharing his thoughts on the Folger Theatre production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead opening tonight! Learn more about Ian at the Folger and read his previous posts. So tech. Tech. Such a wonderful adventure. You spend…
Ian Merrill Peakes: Design Runs
Actor Ian Merrill Peakes (“The Player”) continues sharing his thoughts on the Folger Theatre production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead now in previews. Learn more about Ian at the Folger and read his previous posts. Hear me loud and clear: I love…
Ian Merrill Peakes: Working on Set
Actor Ian Merrill Peakes (“The Player”) continues sharing his thoughts on the Folger Theatre production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Learn more about Ian at the Folger and read his previous posts. I have done (and it’s true,…
Ian Merrill Peakes: R&G Rehearsal
Ian Merrill Peakes. Hi there. My name is Ian Merrill Peakes and I’m playing “The Player” in this, the Folger’s production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. My job, over the next several weeks, is to give you a bit of…
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead First Rehearsal
On Monday the cast and crew of the Folger Theatre’s production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead gathered onstage in the theater for the first read-through of the play. Joined by Folger staff and guests, director Aaron Posner and our talented team of…
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…
Everything is a Thing (First Rehearsal)
O, I find myself in gathering mess. There’s enough on my plate, but more I get How I’m the “blogger” is anyone’s guess While also playing dad to Juliet First day is filled with possibilities As actors meet and greet…