First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare – Nevada

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 Nevada.

Exhibition Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Exhibition Venue: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Exhibition Dates: September 1, 2016 – September 29, 2016


Partner Organizations:

  • Nevada Conservatory Theatre
  • UNLV Department of Theatre
  • Shakespeare Institute of Nevada
  • UNLV Great Works Academic Certificate Program


Event List:

  • September 1, 2016 – First Folio Opening Celebration
  • September 8, 2016 – Colloquia: What We Can Learn about Shakespeare from the First Folio, by Richard Harp
  • September 9, 2016 – Colloquia: Hazard All He Hath: Shakespeare’s Gambling World, by David Schwartz
  • September 10, 2016 – The First Folio Teaches Teachers: Shakespeare’s Text Demystified
  • September 11, 2016 – Performances: A Taste of Shakespeare by the Shakespeare Institute of Nevada
  • September 14, 2016 – Colloquia: 21st Century Shakespeare, by Evelyn Gajowski
  • September 15, 2016 – Colloquia: Searching For Shakespeare: Folger’s Secret Search for First Folios, by Stephen Brown
  • September 17, 2016 – Families and the First Folio: Workshops for Children and Families
  • September 18, 2016 – Lecture: The Saint-Omer Shakespeare First Folio Goes Viral by Eric Rasmussen
  • September 20, 2016 – Colloquia: Capturing Shakespearean Performance in Print: The Edwin Booth Prompt Books, by Lezlie Cross
  • September 21, 2016 – Colloquia: Shakespeare and Environmental Crisis, by Charles Whitney
  • September 22, 2016 – Colloquia: Bring Out Your Dead!: Cashing in on Shakespeare in the First Folio, by John Bowers
  • September 24, 2016 – Shakespeare Seen: Scene Study
  • September 29, 2016 – Colloquia: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Printing Technologies by Michael Frazier


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