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Zachary Fine: On Staying in the Moment....
He not only plays one of the “two gents…” Zachary Fine also plays Crab the dog. Photo by Teresa Wood. Already we are nearing the final few weeks of our run of The Two Gentlemen of Verona and I’m terrified…
Zack Fine: Coming Together After Opening
Zack Fine as Valentine in “Two Gents” at Folger Theatre. Photo by Teresa Wood. Sheesh! It’s Monday and it’s our first day off since arriving in DC a week ago to start tech for “Two Gents” at the Folger Theatre.…
Zack Fine: In the "Muckity-Muck" of Two Gents
Well, what is there to say but that we are in the thick of it all for The Two Gentlemen of Verona (beginning April 17)…there is a mess to making things and right about now I feel like I’m in…
Introducing: Zack Fine of "Two Gents"
Hello Folgerites and Folgerians! My name is Zack Fine and I will be your waiter…I mean your blogger. Thanks for clicking on me. I’m single and looking for a deep connection…oh wait, it’s not that type of blog. Or is…
Long Runs, Mixing it Up, & Joltin' Joe
Drew Cortese as Richard III. Photo by Carol Rosegg. A play is a living, breathing organism. It grows, changes, adapts. The story becomes richer as our time inhabiting these imagined lives increases and our understanding of the created world deepens. Show after…
Drew Cortese: My Favorite Richard III Line
Drew Cortese as King Richard. Photo by Teresa Wood. When I’m not orchestrating the deaths of my friends and relatives on the Folger’s stage in our current production of Richard III, I teach at Avenues: The World School, in New…
Interview with Folger's Resident Dramaturg, Michele Osherow
Folger Theatre’s Resident Dramaturg, Michele Osherow In case you haven’t heard the exciting news…Richard III has been extended and will now run through March 16 at the Folger Theatre. Audiences and critics have been raving about the show – and there…
Interview with Richard III director Robert Richmond
Director, Robert Richmond. Richard III is now up and running here at the Folger Theatre, having its official opening this evening. As you may already know, this is the first production ever presented “in-the-round” here at the Folger, making this…
Richard III: Learning Lines, In the Space & Tech Day!
We’re inching closer and closer to our first preview audience for Richard III here at Folger Theatre, and there’s no doubt in my mind that the energy the audience will inject into our intimate space will have a huge effect…
An Eye for an Eye, an Edward for an Edward
There are lots of characters in Richard III. Most of them are related to each other and figuring out exactly how is a task best accomplished with a large bottle of aspirin. To help out future historians and to celebrate…
Meet Drew Cortese: Folger's King Richard
Drew Cortese as King Richard. Photo by Carol Rosegg. Hello Folger audiences! My name is Drew Cortese and I’ll be playing Richard in Folger Theatre’s upcoming production of Richard III (which begins performances on January 28). I’m thrilled to be…
Words, Familiar in Their Mouths
One of the wonderful rewards of listening to lots of Shakespeare is the moment when you begin to recognize passages or themes that re-occur. It is the feeling of finally being able to recognize a painter from the strokes of…