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Mary Zimmerman on Adapting Ovid and Directing Shakespeare
Shakespeare Unlimited

Mary Zimmerman on Adapting Ovid and Directing Shakespeare

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Theater-maker Mary Zimmerman joins us on our podcast to talk about creating her award-winning adaptation of Metamorphoses.

The post-modern peregrinations of Pericles
Shakespeare and Beyond

The post-modern peregrinations of Pericles

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Sujata Iyengar

The story of Pericles continues to be retold by twenty-first century novelists, among them Mark Haddon, in The Porpoise (2019), and Ali Smith, in Spring (2019), the penultimate book in her “Seasonal Quartet.”

ENCORES: ‘Pericles’ produced by Folger Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Guthrie Theater (2015)
Folger ENCORES, red theater seats fading into darkness
Folger Spotlight

ENCORES: ‘Pericles’ produced by Folger Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Guthrie Theater (2015)

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Folger Theatre

Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See a clip of ‘Pericles’ from Folger Theatre’s 2015 production, in collaboration with…

How Pericles Inspired Mark Haddon's novel The Porpoise
Shakespeare Unlimited

How Pericles Inspired Mark Haddon's novel The Porpoise

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Shakespeare Unlimited:Episode 131 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time author Mark Haddon’s books take twists and turns that sometimes seem to only make sense in the context of his stories. Shakespeare’s  Pericles takes twists and turns that…

Play on! Q&A: Ellen McLaughlin on translating 'Pericles'
Ellen McLaughlin translated Pericles
Shakespeare and Beyond

Play on! Q&A: Ellen McLaughlin on translating 'Pericles'

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Ellen McLaughlin writes about translating ‘Pericles’ for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and what she learned about this less frequently produced play.

The production's the thing: Thoughts on Shakespeare's Romances
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Shakespeare and Beyond

The production's the thing: Thoughts on Shakespeare's Romances

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Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor looks at different stage productions of “The Winter’s Tale” and “Pericles” in order to understand what makes Shakespeare’s Romances “work.”

Pericles Synopsis
Folger Spotlight

Pericles Synopsis

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Folger Theatre

The nautical tale of a wandering prince, Pericles is narrated by John Gower, a poet from the English past. Gower explains that Pericles, Prince of Tyre, hopes to win the hand of a princess in Antioch. When Pericles learns that…

Pericles Trailer
Folger Spotlight

Pericles Trailer

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Folger Theatre
Pericles Cast
Folger Spotlight

Pericles Cast

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Folger Theatre
Pericles: A Modern Perspective
Folger Spotlight

Pericles: A Modern Perspective

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Margaret Jane Kidnie

Marina Singing Before Pericles, 1825. Pericles is a play haunted by loss. Sometimes loss is figured as a sudden and calamitous separation from one’s friends and belongings, as when Pericles at the top of the second act is washed ashore…

Pericles Director’s Notes
Folger Spotlight

Pericles Director’s Notes

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Joseph Haj

Pericles Director Joseph Haj Pericles was wildly popular during Shakespeare’s lifetime and in the decades following; indeed, it was among his most popular works. It was the play that reopened the London Globe Theatre in 1631 after it was shuttered…

Pericles Dramaturg’s Notes
Folger Spotlight

Pericles Dramaturg’s Notes

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Michele Osherow

Folger Resident Dramaturg, Michele Osherow Pericles, Prince of Tyre is unusual among Shakespeare’s plays. The hero travels Odysseus-like from place to place on a fantastical quest to showcase honor, announce virtue, and dodge the fury of a perverse king. Pericles…

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