First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare – Mississippi

First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare was a touring exhibition from the Folger Shakespeare Library that visited one location in all 50 United States, Puerto Rico, and Washington DC in 2016 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

This article provides highlights from the exhibition’s visit to Mississippi.

Exhibition Location: Oxford, Mississippi

Exhibition Venue: University of Mississippi

Exhibition Dates: April 11, 2016 – May 1, 2016

Partner Organizations:

Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts
University of Mississippi Libraries
Department of Theatre
Department of English
Department of Music
Department of Classics
Department of Philosophy
Rhodes College Department of English
Yaknapatawpha Arts Council
Theatre Oxford
University of Mississippi Museum
Mockingbird Early Music Ensemble

Complementary Exhibitions:

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library, March 14, 2016 – Late Summer
Wherefore Art Thou: Shakespeare-themed Art Exhibition, April 4, 2016 – May 2, 2016

This art exhibition features pieces that are inspired by quotes from Shakespeare.

Event List:

March 8, 2016 – Folger Theatre Master Class: “Performing Shakespeare for a Contemporary Audience”
March 8, 2016 – Folger Theatre Master Class: “Clowning in Shakespeare”
March 9, 2016 – Performance of Gravedigger’s Tale by Folger Theatre
April 4, 2016 – Lecture, Shakespeare’s Romans: The Rediscovery and His Reinvention of Julius Caesar
April 5, 2016 – Screening of Sing Thee to Thy Rest; Ole Miss Opera in the Czech Republic, a film by Matthew Graves with Shakespeare and Music, a lecture by Robert Riggs
April 11, 2016 – Opening Reception
April 13, 206 – Tina Packer’s Women of Will Master Class and Lecture/Demonstration
April 14, 2016 – Tina Packer’s Women of Will
April 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 2016 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Ole Miss Theatre
April 17, 2016 – Shakespeare Activities for Families by Folger Shakespeare Library
April 19, 2016 – Lecture, Dissing Shakespeare: Shakespeare on Film in the 20th and 21st Centuries by Ivo Kamps and Karen Raber
April 20, 2016 – Shakespeare and Swordplay: A Stage Combat Demonstration
April 22, 2016 – Shakespeare and Philosophy Academic Conference
April 28, 2016 – Crafty Shakespeare: Theatre as a Collaborative Workshop
April 30, 2016 – Music from Shakespeare’s Theatre for Children with Instrument petting zoo Mockingbird Early Music Ensemble
May 1, 2016 – Dramatic Reading of The Tempest by Theatre Oxford
May 1, 2016 – Music from Shakespeare’s Theatre Mockingbird Early Music Ensemble

Click here to learn about the First Folio that visited Mississippi.