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Louis Butelli: Lights, Camera, Action!
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Louis Butelli: Lights, Camera, Action!

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Cover art for “Silent Shakespeare.” Hello once again from your pal Louis Butelli! We have completed our first full week of rehearsals for Robert Richmond’s production of Twelfth Night, beginning April 30 at the Folger Theatre. We’ve got a really…

Louis Butelli: Literary Spelunking
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Louis Butelli: Literary Spelunking

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King Henry (Zach Appelman, top) leads his men into battle in Henry V. Photo by Scott Suchman. Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli! Last week, we closed Folger Theatre’s Henry V. It was a great run: some stellar crowds,…

Backstage with Katie deBuys: Part II
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Backstage with Katie deBuys: Part II

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Katie deBuys as Princess Katherine in Henry V. Photo by Scott Suchman. Earlier this week, actor Katie deBuys (currently playing Princess Katherine in Henry V at the Folger) took us behind the scenes of a Sunday evening performance. The Sunday…

Louis Butelli: Henry V Officially Opens!
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Louis Butelli: Henry V Officially Opens!

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Louis Butelli as Bardolph in Henry V. Photo by Scott Suchman Hello again from Louis Butelli, currently playing Bardolph (and others) in Folger Theatre’s Henry V, which began preview performances last week. We open officially today – on Monday, January 28th…

Katie deBuys' Henry V Diary: Go We, and Enter Harfleur
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Katie deBuys' Henry V Diary: Go We, and Enter Harfleur

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Actor Katie deBuys continues her production diary blog posts on our upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Henry V – scheduled to begin performances here at the Folger Theatre on January 22. Here is Katie’s second entry, as she shares some of her thoughts between short breaks…

Louis Butelli: We Band Of Brothers (And Sisters!)
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Louis Butelli: We Band Of Brothers (And Sisters!)

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Hello again from Louis Butelli, currently rehearsing to play Bardolph (and others) in Henry V at Folger Theatre. Performances begin January 22, 2013, and you should most definitely click to buy your tickets now. I have previously written the Folger…

Louis Butelli and Tony Cisek Talk Design
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Louis Butelli and Tony Cisek Talk Design

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Designer, Tony Cisek Hello from your pal Louis Butelli, soon to be playing Nym (and others) in Folger Theatre’s upcoming production of Henry V. First, I want to take a moment to congratulate the entire company of The Conference of…

Jay Dunn's Rehearsal Diary: Perceptual Vigilance and The Conference of the Birds
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Jay Dunn's Rehearsal Diary: Perceptual Vigilance and The Conference of the Birds

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Outside the Folger Theatre Hey Everyone!  Jay Dunn here, blogging from backstage for The Conference of the Birds.  This post includes my first Designer spotlight, my first ‘Bird Call’ section (where I write about a bird featured in the show),…

Louis Butelli: Talking Henry V (Pre-Blog Part II)
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Louis Butelli: Talking Henry V (Pre-Blog Part II)

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Louis Butelli

Hello again from Louis Butelli, your peripatetic pre-blogger, soon to be appearing at the Folger Theatre in Henry V and Twelfth Night. Director, Robert Richmond I write to you now from historic Columbia, South Carolina, where I have come to…

I'll Tumble For Ya
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I'll Tumble For Ya

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Thomas Keegan here, Lucentio in Folger Theatre’s current production of The Taming of the Shrew. Lights, sound, costumes, and… an AUDIENCE?!?! Yes, that’s right. We just finished our preview week for The Taming of the Shrew! There were many tasks…

Rehearsal Gets Personal
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Rehearsal Gets Personal

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Emily Townley

Faith, sirrah, an you’ll knock, I’ll ring it. / I’ll try how you can sol, fa, and sing it! -Grumio We’re in the midst of week two of rehearsal and things are going well. We’ve blocked nearly the entire play,…

Blogging of the Shrew, Day 1
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Blogging of the Shrew, Day 1

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Emily Townley

Here let us breathe and haply institute / A course of learning and ingenious studies. Hello and welcome, one and all, to the Folger Theatre Production Diary. I’m Thomas Keegan, and I play Lucentio in Folger Theatre’s upcoming production of…

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