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Highlights from Shakespeare's Birthday 2021
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Highlights from Shakespeare's Birthday 2021

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Thanks for celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday with us this year! We received many creative and inspiring responses to our invitation to #ShareYourShakespeare on social media. Many people recited a line, speech, or sonnet from Shakespeare’s works. Here are a few of…

Where to Find Shakespeare in April
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Where to Find Shakespeare in April

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Ben Lauer

Find out how Shakespeare theaters across the United States are celebrating the Bard’s birthday this year.

Share Your Shakespeare: Highlights from our 2020 Shakespeare's Birthday celebration
children performing a scene from Shakespeare
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Share Your Shakespeare: Highlights from our 2020 Shakespeare's Birthday celebration

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For Shakespeare’s birthday this year, the Folger Shakespeare Library partnered with the Royal Shakespeare Company to throw a virtual birthday party for Shakespeare, inviting people all around the world to #ShareYourShakespeare. Fans responded by reciting Shakespeare lines, staging scenes, striking…

What’s onstage in April at Shakespeare theaters across America
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What’s onstage in April at Shakespeare theaters across America

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Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. See what’s on this April.

Shakespeare's birthday party
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Shakespeare's birthday party

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Esther French

William Shakespeare entered and exited the world on the same date: April 23. This past weekend, the Folger Shakespeare Library commemorated the 400th anniversary of his death (1616-2016), but we also threw him a big birthday party as we do every year.…