On April 2, 2026 the Folger’s virtual book club returns with a discussion of The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf by Isa Arsén. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, theater, and the mind.
READ the Shakespeare plays referenced in the text
LEARN about Shakespeare, the early modern period, and the mind
- Shakespeare Unlimited, Episode 9: Shakespeare and Insane Asylums
- Shakespeare Unlimited, Episode 193: How Shakespeare Thought About the Mind, with Helen Hackett
- When the Body is Ill, The Mind Suffers: Shakespeare’s Unravelling of Women’s Hysteria and Madness in the Elizabethan Era
- Better than laughing: Renaissance melancholy
LISTEN to podcast episodes related to Shakespeare and theater
DISCOVER the Antioch Shakespeare Festival of the 1950s
- Explore promptbooks from the 1950s festival Shakespeare Under the Stars
- Shakespeare Unlimited, Episode 99: Antioch Shakespeare Festival: John Lithgow, Robin Lithgow, and Tony Dallas
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
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Teaching Macbeth with the Folger Guide
Teaching Macbeth with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Macbeth using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Nov 14, 2026, 10am ET
Early Music Seminar: An English Christmas for the Ages
Early Music Seminar: An English Christmas for the Ages
Folger Consort Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein leads a lively virtual seminar that offers a sneak peek at the music performed in the Folger Consort’s upcoming concert An English Christmas for the Ages.
Wed, Dec 9, 2026 at 6pm ET
Teaching Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Guide
Teaching Romeo and Juliet with the Folger Guide
This two-hour professional development session for teachers focuses on teaching Romeo and Juliet using the Folger Guide.
Sat, Jan 16, 2027, 10am ET
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