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Games in the Folger collections
Quiz: Games, sports, and Shakespeare
Shakespeare and Beyond

Quiz: Games, sports, and Shakespeare

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Esther Ferington

Shakespeare’s plays are full of sports and games. Test your knowledge with these questions.

A game of chess
chess board with pieces
Shakespeare and Beyond

A game of chess

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Take a closer look at some unusual chess sets in the Folger collection, spanning continents and centuries.

The game's the thing
Shakespeare games
Shakespeare and Beyond

The game's the thing

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Erin Sullivan

See examples of creative and beautifully illustrated card games and board games in the Folger collection that use Shakespeare quotes and make references to his plays.

Is this Adieu?!? Oh, Mon Cour!
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Is this Adieu?!? Oh, Mon Cour!

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Emily Townley

No! Say it ain’t so! On behalf of the whole cast, I think I can safely say that a marvelous time was had by all during this lovely production of The Gaming Table. It was certainly not without its hiccups!…

Play a Game, Win a Prize!
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Play a Game, Win a Prize!

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Emily Trask

Hello, Gaming Table friends! Emily Trask here again. We’re deep into the heart of rehearsals here at the Folger and will be starting technical rehearsals very soon. The set is incredible, the costumes unbelievable, and everyone is rightfully excited to…

Basset, anyone?
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Basset, anyone?

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Emily Trask

Recently, a handful of brave cast members, as well as the director, stage manager, and dialect coach of The Gaming Table all bellied up to that titular table to learn how to play Basset. Why Basset, you ask? And why did…

Game On!
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Game On!

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Emily Trask

We are halfway through our first week of rehearsals for The Gaming Table, and it’s already too much fun not to share. So without further ado… Welcome to the Folger Theatre Production Diary for Susanna Centlivre’s The Gaming Table (originally titled The Basset Table), brought…