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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Tech
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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Tech

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Louis Butelli as Sir Amias Paulet Greetings from your friend Louis Butelli. Here at Folger Theatre, Schiller’s Mary Stuart opened last night! Peter Oswald’s electric new translation is directed by Richard Clifford, and stars Kate Eastwood Norris as Mary, Queen…

Oswald and Armitage: Adapting Classics for the Modern Stage
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Oswald and Armitage: Adapting Classics for the Modern Stage

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Katharine Pitt

Next Tuesday, February 3rd, British poet-playwrights Simon Armitage and Peter Oswald will be at the Folger to celebrate their work in an evening of readings entitled “Drama and Verse.” Peter Oswald and Simon Armitage. Both poets are distinguished for their…

Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Rehearsal
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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Rehearsal

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Louis Butelli Hello once again from Louis Butelli! Here at Folger Theatre we just had a week of technical rehearsals (or “tech”) on Friedrich Schiller’s Mary Stuart. Directed by Richard Clifford and starring Kate Eastwood Norris and Holly Twyford, the show…

Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart and Monarchy
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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart and Monarchy

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Louis Butelli Hello once again from your pal Louis Butelli. Here at Folger Theatre, we are currently two weeks into our rehearsal period for Friedrich Schiller’s play Mary Stuart, which begins previews on January 27. We’re having great fun so far…

Mary Stuart Costume Design: Fit For a Queen (or two)
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Mary Stuart Costume Design: Fit For a Queen (or two)

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Katharine Pitt

In Mary Stuart, Costume Designer Mariah Hale has the task of clothing Queens, Lords, Earls, Secretaries, Ambassadors, Nurses, Sheriffs, and all the other inhabitants of Queen Elizabeth I’s court – English and French, traitors and loyal subjects together. Mariah has worked in…

Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Preview
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Louis Butelli: Mary Stuart Preview

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Louis Butelli

Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli. On behalf of Folger Theatre, I wanted to thank you once again for reading these missives, and for coming along to see our recently-closed production of Julius Caesar. We had an absolute blast…

Louis Butelli: "This Parting Was Well Made"
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Louis Butelli: "This Parting Was Well Made"

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Louis Butelli Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli. Our run of Julius Caesar at Folger Theatre came to an end this past Sunday, and I wanted to write one last post to thank you for coming to see us, if…

#TBT Flashback: Folger's Julius Caesar
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#TBT Flashback: Folger's Julius Caesar

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Katharine Pitt

There are just four more days to catch Julius Caesar at the Folger, as we are leaving Rome on December 7. You’ve already read Louis Butelli’s thoughts on returning to the Folger as Cassius after performing the part here in 2000, so we’ve…

Louis Butelli: "This Our Lofty Scene"
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Louis Butelli: "This Our Lofty Scene"

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Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli, currently playing Cassius in Folger Theatre’s Julius Caesar. We’re in the home stretch: we must close on December 7. Come on down and see us!  One of the fascinating things about performing in…

Louis Butelli: "Come, Cassius' Sword"
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Louis Butelli: "Come, Cassius' Sword"

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Louis Butelli

By your leave, gods:—this is a Roman’s part Come, Cassius’ sword -Julius Caesar, V.ii.100  One of the great challenges of playing Cassius in Folger Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar is (spoiler alert!) committing suicide on-stage eight times a week. Louis…

Louis Butelli: Julius Caesar, Memory, and John Green
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Louis Butelli: Julius Caesar, Memory, and John Green

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Louis Butelli

Lousi Butelli (left) gets some choreography down in rehearsal with fight director Casey Kaleba, and actor Joe Brack looking on. Photo by Teresa Wood Hi again from your pal Louis Butelli. Here at Folger Theatre, we are coming to the…

Interview with Stephan Wolfert of Cry "Havoc!" at the Folger
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Interview with Stephan Wolfert of Cry "Havoc!" at the Folger

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Katharine Pitt

On Tuesday, November 4th at 7:00pm, the Folger Theatre will present Cry “Havoc!”, a one-man play about Shakespeare’s veterans by actor, writer, director, and U.S. Army veteran Stephan Wolfert and directed by Navy veteran Eric Tucker. Stephan Wolfert Cry “Havoc”! Tuesday, November…

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