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Louis Butelli: Speaking Shakespeare and Schiller
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Louis Butelli: Speaking Shakespeare and Schiller

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Nancy Robinette (Hanna) and Louis Butelli (Sir Amias Paulet) in Mary Stuart. Hi again from your friend Louis Butelli! Here at the Folger Theatre, our production of Mary Stuart is up and running, and you should definitely come and see…

Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Tech
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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Tech

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Louis Butelli as Sir Amias Paulet Greetings from your friend Louis Butelli. Here at Folger Theatre, Schiller’s Mary Stuart opened last night! Peter Oswald’s electric new translation is directed by Richard Clifford, and stars Kate Eastwood Norris as Mary, Queen…

Oswald and Armitage: Adapting Classics for the Modern Stage
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Oswald and Armitage: Adapting Classics for the Modern Stage

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Katharine Pitt

Next Tuesday, February 3rd, British poet-playwrights Simon Armitage and Peter Oswald will be at the Folger to celebrate their work in an evening of readings entitled “Drama and Verse.” Peter Oswald and Simon Armitage. Both poets are distinguished for their…

Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart and Monarchy
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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart and Monarchy

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Louis Butelli Hello once again from your pal Louis Butelli. Here at Folger Theatre, we are currently two weeks into our rehearsal period for Friedrich Schiller’s play Mary Stuart, which begins previews on January 27. We’re having great fun so far…

Mary Stuart Costume Design: Fit For a Queen (or two)
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Mary Stuart Costume Design: Fit For a Queen (or two)

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Katharine Pitt

In Mary Stuart, Costume Designer Mariah Hale has the task of clothing Queens, Lords, Earls, Secretaries, Ambassadors, Nurses, Sheriffs, and all the other inhabitants of Queen Elizabeth I’s court – English and French, traitors and loyal subjects together. Mariah has worked in…

Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Preview
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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Preview

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Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli. On behalf of Folger Theatre, I wanted to thank you once again for reading these missives, and for coming along to see our recently-closed production of Julius Caesar. We had an absolute blast…

Louis Butelli: "This Parting Was Well Made"
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Louis Butelli: "This Parting Was Well Made"

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Louis Butelli Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli. Our run of Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre came to an end this past Sunday, and I wanted to write one last post to thank you for coming to see us, if…

Louis Butelli: "Come, Cassius' Sword"
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Louis Butelli: "Come, Cassius' Sword"

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By your leave, gods:—this is a Roman’s part Come, Cassius’ sword -Julius Caesar, V.ii.100  One of the great challenges of playing Cassius in Folger Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar is (spoiler alert!) committing suicide on-stage eight times a week. Louis…

The High Roman Fashion: Costume Design in Julius Caesar
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The High Roman Fashion: Costume Design in Julius Caesar

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Katharine Pitt

Let’s do it after the high Roman fashion -Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, IV.xv In Julius Caesar, Costume Designer Mariah Hale handles the designs for soldiers and soothsayers, assassins and their prey. Mariah has worked in design and textiles for 25…

Louis Butelli: Julius Caesar Rehearsal Video Clip
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Louis Butelli: Julius Caesar Rehearsal Video Clip

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Maurice Jones as Mark Antony. Photo by James Kegley. Hello! It’s your friend Louis Butelli here. I’ll be playing Cassius in Robert Richmond’s upcoming production of Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre. We begin previews on October 28th, and tickets are…

Sneak Peek of Jim Hunter's Lighting Design for Julius Caesar
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Sneak Peek of Jim Hunter's Lighting Design for Julius Caesar

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Katharine Pitt

The exhalations whizzing in the air / Give so much light that I may read by them (Julius Caesar, II.i.46-47) Today’s guest post comes from Jim Hunter, the lighting designer for Julius Caesar. Jim is a professor of theatrical design at the University of South…

Interview with Folger's Resident Dramaturg, Michele Osherow
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Interview with Folger's Resident Dramaturg, Michele Osherow

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Folger Theatre’s Resident Dramaturg, Michele Osherow In case you haven’t heard the exciting news…Richard III has been extended and will now run through March 16 at the Folger Theatre. Audiences and critics have been raving about the show – and there…

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