What's your favorite Shakespeare play?
(left-right) Joshua David Robinson, Matt Dallal, Zachary Fine, and Jack Schmitt in Love’s Labor’s Lost, Folger Theatre, 2019. Photo by Brittany Diliberto. You’d think I’d have a better answer to the question, “What’s your favorite Shakespeare play?” — but it’s…
Excerpt - "A Short History of Shakespeare in Performance" by Richard Schoch
How have directors sought to make Shakespeare productions relevant to contemporary political issues? What is it about these plays that makes them so politically resonant? Richard Schoch (Queen’s University Belfast) explores these questions in the excerpt below, taken from A…
Where to find Shakespeare in June
This month, Shakespeare theaters across the country are bringing live theater back! Take a look at what the Folger’s theater partners have onstage this month, along with virtual talks, online streaming shows, and audio productions.
Not of an age: The history behind Ian McKellen’s Hamlet
In June, Ian McKellen will take the stage as the title character in Hamlet at the Theatre Royal Windsor. McKellen is no stranger to the role: he played Hamlet in Prospect Theatre Company’s touring production a half century ago. It…
Where to find Shakespeare in May
Check out awesome performances and programs from Shakespeare theaters across the United States this month.
Where to Find Shakespeare in April
Find out how Shakespeare theaters across the United States are celebrating the Bard’s birthday this year.
Where to find Shakespeare in March
There are lots of places to watch and listen to Shakespeare online this March, especially for fans of “Julius Caesar” and “Hamlet.”
Historical connections: The Black page in Henry Irving’s Victorian production of ‘The Merchant of Venice’
Victorian director Henry Irving’s use of a Black page in his production of ‘The Merchant of Venice’ shows how forms of race-thinking had been sustained and intensified in the English theatrical imagination.
Where to Find Shakespeare in February
Check out innovative online plays and programs in February from the members of the Folger’s Shakespeare Theater Partnership Program.
Where to find Shakespeare (and more) in January
From new podcasts to online events, theater companies are creating great new ways to engage with Shakespeare and other amazing writers.
What theater makers learned from 2020
We asked some of our Shakespeare theater partners what the events of 2020 had illuminated for them about Shakespeare and theater.
Where to watch Shakespeare in November
Shakespeare companies have lots of creative programs happening this month both online and in-person. Here’s what the Folger’s theater partners are up to this November.