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Photo Gallery: 'Amadeus' First Rehearsal and Read-Through

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Travel to Austria this autumn with Folger Theatre’s darkly opulent Amadeus. Written by Peter Shaffer and winner of a Tony Award for Best New Play, this engrossing story explores jealousy and sabotage within Vienna’s glittering 18th-century music scene. Folger favorite Ian Merrill Peakes returns to our stage to play the bitter Salieri, intent on destroying his musical rival, the electric and eccentric Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played by Folger newcomer Samuel Adams. Explore our gallery for a sneak peek at Amadeus‘ first read-through and make plans to join us for our Pay-What-You-Will performance on November 5.

Folger Theatre’s Amadeus begins performances November 5. For tickets and more information, visit us online or call the Folger Box Office at 202.544.7077.

Amadeus
Folger Theatre
By Peter Shaffer
Directed by Richard Clifford; scenic design by Tony Cisek; costume design by Mariah Anzaldo Hale; lighting design by Max Doolittle; sound design by Sharath Patel.

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Folger Theatre is the vibrant center piece of the Folger’s public programs. With a focus on Shakespeare, Folger Theatre produces plays reflecting the breadth of the library’s peerless collection. In this unique setting, with collaborations between artists and experts, Folger Theatre produces innovative stagings that have been commended as “breathtakingly original...strikingly contemporary” (The Washington Post). Led since 1991 by Artistic Producer Janet Alexander Griffin, Folger Theatre has received 135 nominations and 23 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in acting, direction, design, and production. During the recent seasons Folger Theatre has received the Outstanding Resident Play Award for its productions of Measure for Measure in 2007, Hamlet in 2011 and The Taming of the Shrew in 2013. Other highlights from Folger Theatre’s producing history include these Helen Hayes Award recipients or nominees for outstanding production: Romeo and Juliet (2013), Orestes: A Tragic Romp (2010), Henry VIII (2010), Arcadia (2009), Macbeth (2008), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2006), Melissa Arctic (2006), She Stoops to Conquer (2002), Shakespeare’s R & J (2001), Much Ado About Nothing (1998), and Romeo and Juliet (1997). — View all posts by Folger Theatre