First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare - Alaska

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 Alaska.

Exhibition Location: Juneau, Alaska

Exhibition Venue: Alaska State Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Exhibition Dates: July 26, 2016 – August 24, 2016

Partner Organizations:

Juneau Public Libraries
Theatre in the Rough

Event List:

July 25, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Much Ado About Nothing
July 26, 2016 – First Folio! Opening Reception
July 26, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Love’s Labor’s Lost
July 27, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Cymbeline
July 28, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Twelfth Night
July 29, 2016 – Lecture by Jim Hale, Who Wrote the First Folio
July 29, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: King Lear
July 30, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Henry VIII
July 30, 2016 – Shakespeare Game Day
July 30, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Othello
July 30, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Troilus & Cressida
July 30, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Taming of the Shrew
August 1, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Coriolanus
August 2, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: King John
August 3, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Julius Caesar
August 4, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Two Gentlemen of Verona
August 5, 2016 – First Folio First Friday
August 5, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Macbeth
August 6, 2016 – Youth Activity: Shakespeare’s characters, sets, and stories
August 6, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Richard II
August 6, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Henry IV Part 1
August 6, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Henry IV Part 2
August 6, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Henry V
August 8, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: All’s Well That Ends Well
August 9, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Antony & Cleopatra
August 10, 2016 – Alaska in the Time of Shakespeare with Dr. Rick Knecht
August 10, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Measure for Measure
August 11, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 12, 2016 – Lecture by Professor Nina Chordas, Shakespeare Explained
August 12, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Hamlet
August 13, 2016 – Youth Activity: Have Fun with Hamlet, and Words, Words, Words!
August 13, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Henry VI Part 1
August 13, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Henry VI Part 2
August 13, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Henry VI Part 3
August 15, 2016 – Educator’s workshop
August 15, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: As You Like It
August 16, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Merry Wives of Windsor
August 17, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Titus Andronicus
August 18, 2016 – Staging from the First Folio: Creating Characters and Directing
August 18, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Merchant of Venice
August 19, 2016 – Lecture by Professor Nina Chordas, Shakespeare Explained
August 19, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Romeo & Juliet
August 20, 2016 – Youth Activity: Shakespeare Costumes and Crafts
August 20, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Timon of Athens
August 20, 2016 – Bard-a-Thon: Community Reading of Shakespeare’s Scenes and Folio tour of Juneau
August 20, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: The Winter’s Tale
August 20, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: Comedy of Errors
August 20, 2016 – Theatre in the Rough: The Tempest
August 21, 2016 – Bard-a-Thon: Community Read Aloud of Hamlet

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