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Folger Theatre is the vibrant center piece of the Folger’s public programs. With a focus on Shakespeare, Folger Theatre produces plays reflecting the breadth of the library’s peerless collection. In this unique setting, with collaborations between artists and experts, Folger Theatre produces innovative stagings that have been commended as “breathtakingly original...strikingly contemporary” (The Washington Post). Led since 1991 by Artistic Producer Janet Alexander Griffin, Folger Theatre has received 135 nominations and 23 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in acting, direction, design, and production. During the recent seasons Folger Theatre has received the Outstanding Resident Play Award for its productions of Measure for Measure in 2007, Hamlet in 2011 and The Taming of the Shrew in 2013. Other highlights from Folger Theatre’s producing history include these Helen Hayes Award recipients or nominees for outstanding production: Romeo and Juliet (2013), Orestes: A Tragic Romp (2010), Henry VIII (2010), Arcadia (2009), Macbeth (2008), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2006), Melissa Arctic (2006), She Stoops to Conquer (2002), Shakespeare’s R & J (2001), Much Ado About Nothing (1998), and Romeo and Juliet (1997).
ENCORES: Selections from Sharon Olds (2016)
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ENCORES: Selections from Sharon Olds (2016)

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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. Enjoy Sharon Olds sharing a selection of her poems from 2016 reading.

ENCORES: Jazz Funeral for Shakespeare (2016)
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ENCORES: Jazz Funeral for Shakespeare (2016)

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Enjoy a performance of ‘The Bourson Street Parade’ by th Liberty Brass Band, part of Free Folger Friday: Jazz Funeral for Shakespeare (2016).

ENCORES: 'Clear or Cloudy' performed by Folger Consort (2012)
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ENCORES: 'Clear or Cloudy' performed by Folger Consort (2012)

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘Clear or Cloudy’ from its 2012 concert ‘London: Music from the City of Shakespeare.’

ENCORES: ‘1 Henry IV’ performed by Folger Theatre (2019)
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ENCORES: ‘1 Henry IV’ performed by Folger Theatre (2019)

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Enjoy a selection from Folger Theatre’s 2019 production of ‘1 Henry IV.’

ENCORES: The Literary Legacy of Seamus Heaney (1991, 2014)
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ENCORES: The Literary Legacy of Seamus Heaney (1991, 2014)

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Enjoy readings celebrating the work of Seamus Heaney from 1991 and 2014, featuring Seamus Heaney and Eamon Grennan.

Resource Guide: 'A Bright Ray of Darkness' by Ethan Hawke
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Resource Guide: 'A Bright Ray of Darkness' by Ethan Hawke

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On April 1, 2021 the Folger hosts a discussion on ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’ plays, the performance…

ENCORES: 'Sense & Sensibility' performed by Folger Theatre (2016)
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ENCORES: 'Sense & Sensibility' performed by Folger Theatre (2016)

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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. This week, enjoy a selection from Folger Theatre’s ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (2016).

Words, Words, Words: ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke
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Words, Words, Words: ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke

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The Folger’s virtual book club, Words, Words, Words continues on Thursday, April 1 with a discussion of Ethan Hawke’s ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness.’ To get ready for the conversation, we’ve compiled some introductory information on this compelling story of…

Collection Connections: ‘Hag-Seed’
Collection of character sketches from a 1904 production of The Tempest, on the top is a picture of ship in a storm, on the bottom a picture of a small figure watching a boat on the horizon on a rock
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Collection Connections: ‘Hag-Seed’

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Dr. Emma Poltrack shares the Folger collection items she presented on March 4, 2021 as an introduction to ‘Hag-Seed’ by Margaret Atwood.

“Make not your thoughts your prisons”: Prison Shakespeare in the Real World
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“Make not your thoughts your prisons”: Prison Shakespeare in the Real World

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To accompany our discussion of Margaret Atwood’s ‘Hag-Seed’, Dr. Laura Louise Nicklin (University of Wolverhampton) shares insights from her ethnographic research on Shakespeare programs in US prisons.

ENCORES: ‘Trop est mes maris jalos (My husband is so jealous)’ performed by Folger Consort (2017)
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ENCORES: ‘Trop est mes maris jalos (My husband is so jealous)’ performed by Folger Consort (2017)

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Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘Trop est mes maris jalos’ from its 2017 concert ‘The Play of Love.’

ENCORES: ‘The Bard and The Duke’ Lecture by Maurice Jackson (2017)
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ENCORES: ‘The Bard and The Duke’ Lecture by Maurice Jackson (2017)

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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 an excerpt of Maurice Jackson’s lecture “The Bard and the Duke,” part…

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