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Ben Lauer

Ben Lauer is the Folger's Social Media and Communications Manager. He is the web producer of the Folger's Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, and hosts the Folger's Shakespeare Lightning Round series on Instagram.
What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in May
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in May

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Each month, we bring you a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance across America. What’s onstage this May? Find out.

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

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

Seven quotes (and a song) from Shakespeare for New Year’s
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Seven quotes (and a song) from Shakespeare for New Year’s

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A bit of Shakespeare to help you reflect on the past year, plan for the next, or just impress your friends or family with a well-placed quote in a New Year’s Eve toast.

What's my line? Exploring promptbooks for Othello
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What's my line? Exploring promptbooks for Othello

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Promptbooks let us peer into the minds of some of history’s greatest theater-makers and see how they imagined Shakespeare’s plays.

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