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The irony of the American Moor
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The irony of the American Moor

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Keith Hamilton Cobb

‘American Moor’ playwright and actor Keith Hamilton Cobb writes about speaking back to Shakespeare, White American Theater, and frameworks of privilege.

Your Guide to Streaming Shakespeare this Summer
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Your Guide to Streaming Shakespeare this Summer

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Ben Lauer

Wondering where you’ll find Shakespeare this summer? We’ve gathered a wealth of online performances, conversations, and programs from the Folger’s theater partners that you can check out in July and August.

Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in June
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Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in June

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Ben Lauer

Check out performances, conversations, classes, and podcasts available online in June from Shakespeare theaters all across the country.

Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in May
Actors arrayed in a Zoom screen.
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Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in May

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Ben Lauer

Suddenly, there’s a lot of Shakespeare available online. Here are our tips for exploring the wealth of films, Zoom readings, online classes, and more in the month of May.

A history of Theatre Royal Haymarket and its struggle to break through London's restrictions on Shakespeare
Haymarket theater
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A history of Theatre Royal Haymarket and its struggle to break through London's restrictions on Shakespeare

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Alexandra E. LaGrand

William Capon. Theatre Royal Haymarket. August 1803. Folger Shakespeare Library. During a time when performing Shakespeare in London was a legal right belonging only to certain theaters, the Haymarket theater’s rise to greatness is directly linked to its struggle to…

Shakespeare at a distance: When the playhouses close but performance continues
Watercolor sketch of the Globe stage
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Shakespeare at a distance: When the playhouses close but performance continues

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Daniel Blank

Watercolor sketch of the Globe stage by Cyril Walter Hodges. Folger Shakespeare Library. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the closure of theaters around the world, and it might seem at first glance that the theater community has come to a…

Edward Dering and the earliest record of an amateur private performance of a Shakespeare play
The Dering manuscript
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Edward Dering and the earliest record of an amateur private performance of a Shakespeare play

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emma poltrack

Recently New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley extolled the virtues of reading plays out loud in your living room as a way to while away the COVID-19 time at home. Memories of his own time reading Hamlet as a…

Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in April
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Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in April

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Ben Lauer

Here’s how to watch Shakespeare from home this month, featuring performances from your favorite theater companies and films on streaming platforms like Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix.

Teller on his magical 'Macbeth' at Folger Theatre
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth with the bloody daggers
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Teller on his magical 'Macbeth' at Folger Theatre

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Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth), Macbeth, conceived and directed by Teller and Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre in a co-production with Two River Theater Company, 2008. Carol Pratt. “Our premise is that Macbeth is Shakespeare’s supernatural horror thriller, and should be done…

Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in March
Anthony Hopkins in King Lear.
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Your guide to streaming Shakespeare in March

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Ben Lauer

Streaming platforms are a great way to get some Shakespeare while you’re social distancing. Here’s what’s streaming now, featuring Anthony Hopkins, Bollywood, “The Twilight Zone,” and more.

Beware the Ides of March — and confusing interpretations of 'Julius Caesar'
Julius Caesar
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Beware the Ides of March — and confusing interpretations of 'Julius Caesar'

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Austin Tichenor

Brutus (Anthony Cochrane, left) and Julius Caesar (Michael Sharon, right), Julius Caesar, directed by Robert Richmond, Folger Theatre, 2014. Photo by Teresa Wood. In 1599, in the 40th year of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, when she had no heir or obvious…

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February

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Ben Lauer

Every month, we check in with our theater partners to give you a look at Shakespeare across the United States. Here’s what’s on in February.

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