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Henry 6 | The Reading Room Festival
Henry 6
Artistic Director of San Diego's Old Globe Barry Edelstein shares selections and commentary on the process of creating Henry 6, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s rarely produced Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III.
Thu, Jan 30, 2025, 7:30pm
Valor, Agravio y Mujer (The Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs) | The Reading Room Festival
Valor, Agravio y Mujer (The Courage to Right a Woman's Wrongs)
This play is a celebration of women’s agency, written by Shakespeare’s Spanish contemporary Ana Caro Mallén de Soto.
Fri, Jan 31, 2025, 8pm
DC, I Love You | The Reading Room Festival 2025
DC, I Love You
"DC, I Love You" is an immersive performance experience that brings real love stories to life across the neighborhoods where they originated. This workshop at the Reading Room Festival offers a first look at one of the scripts.
Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 12pm
The Beatrice Project | The Reading Room Festival
The Beatrice Project
At this open rehearsal, Folger Theatre Artistic Director and playwright Karen Ann Daniels invites audiences to walk through the beginning stages of writing her new adaptation with music of Much Ado About Nothing.
Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 4pm
By the Queen | The Reading Room Festival 2025
By the Queen
This dynamic new drama by Whitney White, lifted and remixed from the text of Henry VI and Richard III, finally gives Queen Margaret's story the telling it deserves.
Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 8pm
Hamlet: The Reading Room Festival 2025
Hamlet
Hamlet is a Black, Latinx prince in this bilingual reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy, with text infused by the Spanish spoken in present-day New York City.
Sun, Feb 02, 2025, 5pm
A Room in the Castle
A Room in the Castle
This retelling of Hamlet from the perspective of the women of the story offers up what it’s like to be on the other end of a wild prince’s antics while delivering a message of defiant hope.
Tue, Mar 4 – Sun, Apr 6, 2025
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
A playful interpretation of a beloved Shakespeare comedy that brings gender fluidity, mistaken identities, and what it means to move between worlds into a joyful discovery of love.
Tue, May 13 – Sun, Jun 22, 2025