The Folger Spotlight
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Katie deBuys and her grandmother's Winter's Tale
Actress Katie deBuys (Hermione) keeps a very special copy of this play in her dressing room—the one her grandmother used in college. She spoke to us about this cherished volume and what Shakespeare meant to her grandmother.
"Music, awake her!": Liz Filios on the tunes of The Winter's Tale
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).
Meet the Cast: The Winter's Tale
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 Toast to the Props in 'The Way of the World'
Props designer Tony Koehler recently spoke with The Folger Spotlight about the secrets behind the glitz and glamour of Theresa Rebeck’s smart satire.
Setting the Scene for 'The Way of the World'
We spoke to scenic designer Alexander Dodge to find out what it was like turning our Elizabethan theater into a chic Hamptons setting for Theresa Rebeck’s The Way of the World.
Understudying 'The Way of the World'
Folger Spotlight spoke to Rachael Montgomery about her recent experiences understudying for—and then performing in—the role of Waitress in Theresa Rebeck’s The Way of the World.
Director's Notes: The Way of the World
Find out what drew one of Newsweek’s 150 Fearless Women in the World to Congreve’s Restoration classic.
Dramaturg's Notes: The Way of the World
Folger Dramaturg Michele Osherow offers her insights on Theresa Rebeck’s new adaptation of Congreve’s The Way of the World.
In Rehearsal with The Way of the World
Photographer Teresa Wood captures The Way of the World cast rehearsing a pivotal scene in Theresa Rebeck’s cunning new comedy.
Meet the Cast: The Way of the World
Meet the high-flying boys and girls of this sparklingly witty new play before they take the stage in January.
Snakes on a Stage: Behind the Scenes with Tony Koehler
Props master Tony Koehler returns to the Folger Spotlights to talk about the foresight needed to bring a fortune teller to life, how to make a bed (from scratch), and, of course, the trial-and-error involved in creating a number of…
You Can Dance If You Want To: Movement in Antony and Cleopatra
Actor and movement director John Floyd speaks to the Spotlight about how he worked with the cast to create the production’s acclaimed choreography.