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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in August
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in August

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Ben Lauer

Every month, we check in with our theater partners to find out what’s onstage. Here’s what’s happening at Shakespeare theaters in August.

Love's Labor's Lost and screwball comedy
Love's Labor's Lost
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Love's Labor's Lost and screwball comedy

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Caitlin Peartree

The witty, fast-paced dialogue at the heart of the battle of the sexes in Love’s Labor’s Lost is straight out of a golden-age screwball comedy film.

Summer Shakespeare memories: Picnics, thunderstorms, and wildlife interruptions
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Summer Shakespeare memories: Picnics, thunderstorms, and wildlife interruptions

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We asked our Twitter followers to share their favorite stories from outdoor Shakespeare performances: incredible actors, unexpected animal visitors, dramatic weather events, and more. Tell us your story using #SummerShakesMemories. https://twitter.com/Zorrah/status/1144605770702442496 https://twitter.com/NateMetcalf/status/1154529272117071873 https://twitter.com/jaybaltz/status/1145838297803087872 https://twitter.com/ERLathrop/status/1143612005577822208 https://twitter.com/AlexJArmstrong/status/1146132142868578304 https://twitter.com/GoodTickleBrain/status/1146021764276871168 https://twitter.com/michaelmc_hugh/status/1144529821114019841 https://twitter.com/MysticCindi/status/1144474064397848581 https://twitter.com/xmacdonald/status/1152337120117366784

Richard III: Taffety Punk's Bootleg Shakespeare
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Richard III: Taffety Punk's Bootleg Shakespeare

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Kimberly Gilbert as Richard III. Photo by Brittany Diliberto. Bootleg Shakespeare is not your typical night at the theater: The actors show up on the day of the performance with only their lines memorized; after a few hours of rehearsals,…

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in July

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Ben Lauer

Every month, we check in with our theater partners to find out what’s onstage. Here’s what’s happening at Shakespeare theaters in July.

Outdoor Shakespeare: The pioneers of a summer tradition
Photograph of a woman lounging under a tree
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Outdoor Shakespeare: The pioneers of a summer tradition

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Georgianna Ziegler

Shakespeare by the sea, on the river, in the park or garden, on the common – in the summertime Shakespeare’s plays are everywhere outdoors! High-profile shows in New York’s Central Park or at Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival may come to…

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in June
The audience waits for the show to start at the amphitheater in Samuall Grand Park, home to Shakespeare Dallas.
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in June

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Ben Lauer

Each month, we bring you a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance across America. Find our what the Folger’s theater partners have onstage in June.

Love's Labor's Lost: The end of study
Love's Labor's Lost
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Love's Labor's Lost: The end of study

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Austin Tichenor

“What’s especially delightful about Love’s Labor’s Lost is that it’s a comedy about melancholy, a satire on youthful arrogance, intellectual pretension, and romantic naiveté,” writes Austin Tichenor.

5 things to look for when you watch "As You Like It"
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5 things to look for when you watch "As You Like It"

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Ben Lauer

What should you watch for in a production of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It?” We asked some friends what they look for in this classic play.

John Barrymore: A bridge to Shakespearean actors past
Photograph of John Barrymore as Hamlet
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John Barrymore: A bridge to Shakespearean actors past

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Austin Tichenor

John Barrymore is sometimes passed over in the lists of great Shakespeare actors, but he was an important transitional figure in our understanding of the evolution of Shakespearean performance styles, writes Austin Tichenor.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in April
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in April

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Ben Lauer

Shakespeare was born on April 23, which makes April the perfect month to catch one of his plays at a theater near you. We checked in with some of our theater partners to find out what they have onstage.

Whither the Shakespeare purist?
Merchant of Venice
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Whither the Shakespeare purist?

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Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company asks what it means to be a Shakespeare purist and attempts to interpret audience reactions.

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