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The production's the thing: Thoughts on Shakespeare's Romances
Shakespeare romances
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.”

Imagining Shakespeare: What's your favorite "statue scene" from "The Winter's Tale?"
Photograph of the statue scene from Folger Theatre's 2009 production of
Shakespeare and Beyond

Imagining Shakespeare: What's your favorite "statue scene" from "The Winter's Tale?"

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Ben Lauer

We asked our followers on social media to share their favorite stagings of the “statue scene” from “The Winter’s Tale” with the hashtag #ImaginingShakespeare. 

Imagining Shakespeare: What happens in the statue scene from "The Winter’s Tale?”
Illustration of the statue scene from the end of Shakespeare's
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Imagining Shakespeare: What happens in the statue scene from "The Winter’s Tale?”

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Ben Lauer

Spoiler alert: something magical happens in the last scene of Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.” We dug into the Folger collection to explore.

"Music, awake her!": Liz Filios on the tunes of The Winter's Tale
Folger Spotlight

"Music, awake her!": Liz Filios on the tunes of The Winter's Tale

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Folger Theatre

Composer Liz Filios stopped by The Folger Spotlight to share how folk music has shaped this production (and to share some of the songs that have inspired her).

Folger Director Michael Witmore on his favorite Shakespeare play: The Winter's Tale
Michael Witmore. Photo by Chris Hartlove
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Folger Director Michael Witmore on his favorite Shakespeare play: The Winter's Tale

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Shakespeare & Beyond

What makes “The Winter’s Tale” so compelling? Folger Director Michael Witmore shares spoiler-free insights about this Shakespeare play in three short videos.

Meet the Cast: The Winter's Tale
Folger Spotlight

Meet the Cast: The Winter's Tale

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emma poltrack

March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, and the same could be said for Shakespeare’s romantic The Winter’s Tale, which opens here at Folger Theatre next month. Starting in the kingdom of Sicilia, the play begins as a…

A Shakespeare tale for winter, told in summer
The Winter's Tale at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis
Shakespeare and Beyond

A Shakespeare tale for winter, told in summer

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Esther French

The Winter’s Tale is onstage this summer at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, African-American Shakespeare Company, and Nashville Shakespeare Festival.

Five things to look for when you watch 'The Winter's Tale'
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Five things to look for when you watch 'The Winter's Tale'

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Esther French

If you’re going to see a performance of The Winter’s Tale, perhaps you’ve read the play (or maybe just the plot summary)—or maybe you’re going in cold. So, what should you look for in this Shakespeare play?

Happier without men? Shakespeare and Cervantes’ heroines, religious life, married life, and country life
Shakespeare and Beyond

Happier without men? Shakespeare and Cervantes’ heroines, religious life, married life, and country life

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Kathryn Swanton

Connan Morrissey (Hermione) and Laura C. Harris (Perdita) embrace at the end of The Winter’s Tale, directed by Blake Robison, Folger Theatre, 2009. Carol Pratt. Shakespeare’s heroines often end up with husbands who don’t seem good enough for them, while…

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