Skip to main content
11 results from Folger Spotlight on

Macbeth

View 49 results across all blogs
ENCORES: ‘Blood Will Have Blood’ from ‘Macbeth’ produced by Folger Theatre and Two River Theater (2008)
Folger ENCORES, red theater seats fading into darkness
Folger Spotlight

ENCORES: ‘Blood Will Have Blood’ from ‘Macbeth’ produced by Folger Theatre and Two River Theater (2008)

Posted
Author
Folger Theatre

Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See our special feature ‘Blood Will Have Blood’ from Folger Theatre/Two River Theater’s…

ENCORES: ‘Davenant’s Macbeth’ produced by Folger Theatre and Folger Consort (2018)
Folger ENCORES, red theater seats fading into darkness
Folger Spotlight

ENCORES: ‘Davenant’s Macbeth’ produced by Folger Theatre and Folger Consort (2018)

Posted
Author
Folger Theatre

Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See a clip of ‘Davenant’s Macbeth’ from Folger Theatre/Folger Consort’s 2018 production.

“A Strange Perfection”: Staging Bedlam in our Restoration Macbeth
Folger Spotlight

“A Strange Perfection”: Staging Bedlam in our Restoration Macbeth

Posted
Author
Folger Theatre

Dramaturgical intern Sarah Lind previously introduced us to the historical Bedlam asylum, the setting for Folger’s current production of Macbeth. Today, she looks more closely at how the production uses Bedlam to explore this Restoration version of Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy, and…

Playlist: A Guide to the Music in Folger's Restoration Macbeth
Folger Spotlight

Playlist: A Guide to the Music in Folger's Restoration Macbeth

Posted
Author
Folger Theatre

Musical Director Robert Eisenstein provides insights on the music performed in Folger’s current production of Macbeth.

Bedlam and the “Theatre of Madness”
Folger Spotlight

Bedlam and the “Theatre of Madness”

Posted
Author
Folger Theatre

Dramaturgical intern Sarah Lind takes us on a tour of Bedlam’s history in anticipation of Macbeth’s first preview on September 4th.

Very Superstitious: Sense and Sensibility's Cast on Theater Rituals
Folger Spotlight

Very Superstitious: Sense and Sensibility's Cast on Theater Rituals

Posted
Author
emma poltrack

With Halloween here, we asked the cast of Sense and Sensibility about superstitions and how they protect themselves against ill luck in the theater. Find out which tricks (and treats) they use to make sure the show goes on! Featuring:…

The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606
Folger Spotlight

The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606

Posted
Author
Katharine Pitt

The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 Author James Shapiro’s new book The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 considers the period when the playwright wrote three of his greatest tragedies, King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra. Dr. Shapiro…

Macbeth at Carter Barron: The Sleeping and the Dead are but as (Motion) Pictures
Folger Spotlight

Macbeth at Carter Barron: The Sleeping and the Dead are but as (Motion) Pictures

Posted
Author
Katharine Pitt

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…

Audio Recordings Pt. II or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bard
Folger Spotlight

Audio Recordings Pt. II or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bard

Posted
Author
Katharine Pitt

Hello! My name is Kate Pitt and I work as an assistant in public programs here at the Folger. I was also the production assistant on the audio recordings this summer and as we move into our upcoming 2013/14 season,…

Louis Butelli: Folger Audio Recordings
Folger Spotlight

Louis Butelli: Folger Audio Recordings

Posted
Author
Louis Butelli

Louis Butelli as Feste in Twelfth Night. Photo by Scott Suchman. Hello once again from your friend Louis Butelli, most recently Feste in Folger Theatre’s Twelfth Night. We closed our show on June 9 after a great run: thanks to…

A Tour of the Vault!
Folger Spotlight

A Tour of the Vault!

Posted
Author
Louis Butelli

“When I was young and first read ‘OTHELLO,’ I thought the character of RODERIGO of little importance; it seemed introduced merely to fill up those vacancies of action which might otherwise have remained unemployed.” Hey, blogfriends! It’s your pal Louis,…