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Emily Trask

The Role of Pants in Pants Roles
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The Role of Pants in Pants Roles

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Emily Trask

Emily Trask as Viola In Folger Theatre’s Twelfth Night. Photo: Scott Suchman. Pants. Slacks. Breeches. Knickers. Overalls. Pantaloons. Pedal Pushers. Trousers. Jeans. Bloomers. Jodhpurs. Khakis. Drawers. Call them what you will, in our production of What You Will – of…

If Music Be the Food of Love . . . PLAY on.
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If Music Be the Food of Love . . . PLAY on.

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Emily Trask

Indeed, if Music is the food of love, Twelfth Night, or What You Will playing now at the Folger Theatre, is an amorous buffet. Joshua Morgan, Piano – Emily Trask, Cello – Louis Butelli, ukulele and voice – Chris Genebach,…

Is this Adieu?!? Oh, Mon Cour!
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Is this Adieu?!? Oh, Mon Cour!

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Emily Townley

No! Say it ain’t so! On behalf of the whole cast, I think I can safely say that a marvelous time was had by all during this lovely production of The Gaming Table. It was certainly not without its hiccups!…

The Show Must Go On...Or, the Curious Case of the Understudy
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The Show Must Go On...Or, the Curious Case of the Understudy

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Emily Trask

I had a friend who was studying to be an anesthesiologist. When I asked him what it was like he described it as “hours of boredom and seconds of terror.” I found his statement astonishingly applicable to working as an understudy in live…

Game On!
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Game On!

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Emily Trask

We are halfway through our first week of rehearsals for The Gaming Table, and it’s already too much fun not to share. So without further ado… Welcome to the Folger Theatre Production Diary for Susanna Centlivre’s The Gaming Table (originally titled The Basset Table), brought…

Fare Thee Well
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Fare Thee Well

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Louis Butelli

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,…