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Folger | [[Folger Shakespeare Library]], opened in 1932, featured the first replica in North America of an Elizabethan theater, a 250-seat space designed to suggest the innyard playing spaces. Founders [[Henry Clay Folger|Henry Clay]] and [[Emily Jordan Folger]] envisioned the [[Elizabethan Theatre]] as a place for the performance of the plays in Shakespeare’s style, and the first nationally televised broadcast of a Shakespeare play in the US was [[Julius Caesar (disambiguation)|Julius Caesar]] from the Folger stage in 1949. Folger Theatre produces seasons of Shakespeare, other plays from the period of the Folger’s rare collection, and new work, including commissions, inspired by the period, with award-winning stagings of more than 75 percent of Shakespeare’s canon, as well as classical and Restoration work. Folger Theatre has collaborated with the Classical Theatre of Harlem, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Guthrie, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Third Rail Projects and other theaters across the country. Folger Theatre is the recipient of 30 [[Helen Hayes Awards]] including four for Outstanding Resident Production for ''[[Sense and Sensibility (2016)|Sense and Sensibility]]'', ''[[The Taming of the Shrew (Folger Theatre, 2012)|The Taming of the Shrew]]'', ''[[Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 2010)|Hamlet]]'', and ''[[Measure for Measure (Folger Theatre, 2006)|Measure for Measure]]''. | ||
Stay up to date with [https://www.facebook.com/FolgerTheatre Folger Theatre on Facebook] or for further information, visit the Folger Theatre blog, [http://spotlight.folger.edu/ The Folger Spotlight]. If you miss a performance, listen to five plays performed by Folger Theatre available as [[Folger Audio Editions]] through Simon & Schuster on audio CD or as a download. | |||
==About Folger Theatre== | ==About Folger Theatre== | ||
[[File:2006 Measure for Measure Folger.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Karen Peakes (Isabella), Michele Osherow (Mariana), Ian Merrill Peakes (Angelo), ''Measure for Measure'', directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre, 2006. Carol Pratt.]] | |||
Highlights from Folger Theatre’s producing history include | |||
Highlights from Folger Theatre’s producing history include numerous [[Helen Hayes Awards]] nominations and wins. Nominees for outstanding resident play: [[Sense and Sensibility (2016)]]: recipient, [[The Taming of the Shrew (Folger Theatre, 2012)|''The Taming of the Shrew'' (Folger Theatre, 2012)]]: recipient, [[Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 2010)|''Hamlet'' (Folger Theatre, 2010)]]: recipient, [[Henry VIII (Folger Theatre, 2010)|''Henry VIII'' (Folger Theatre, 2010)]], [[Arcadia (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Arcadia'' (Folger Theatre, 2009)]] [[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''Macbeth'' (Folger Theatre, 2008)]], [[Measure for Measure (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''Measure for Measure'' (Folger Theatre, 2006)]]: recipient, [[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (Folger Theatre, 2004)]], [[Melissa Arctic (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''Melissa Arctic'' (Folger Theatre, 2004)]], [[She Stoops to Conquer (Folger Theatre, 2002)|''She Stoops to Conquer'' (Folger Theatre, 2002)]], [[Shakespeare's R & J (Folger Theatre, 2000)|''Shakespeare’s R & J'' (Folger Theatre, 2000)]], [[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 1998)|''Much Ado About Nothing'' (Folger Theatre, 1998)]], and [[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 1997)|''Romeo and Juliet'' (Folger Theatre, 1997)]]. | |||
In collaboration, Folger Theatre produced with The Classical Theatre of Harlem a sell-out [[King Lear (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''King Lear'' (Folger Theatre, 2007)]] starring André DeShields, with Two River Theater Company staged two productions—a magical [[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''Macbeth'' (Folger Theatre, 2008)]] co-directed by Teller and Aaron Posner and the world premiere of Anne Washburn’s adaptation ''[[Orestes, A Tragic Romp (Folger Theatre, 2010)|Orestes, A Tragic Romp]]''[[Orestes, A Tragic Romp (Folger Theatre, 2010)| (Folger Theatre, 2010)]]— and with Fiasco Theatre produced [[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Fiasco Theater, 2014)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (Fiasco Theater, 2014)]]. Folger Theatre has also partnered with Shakespeare's Globe, London to mount productions of [[Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2012)|''Hamlet'' (Shakespeare's Globe, 2012)]], [[Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|''Hamlet'' (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)]], and ''[[King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|King Lear]]''[[King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)| (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)]]. | |||
[[Exhibitions at the Folger]] inspire memorable productions like David Garrick’s [[The Clandestine Marriage (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''The Clandestine Marriage'' (Folger Theatre, 2005)]], Maxwell Anderson’s [[Elizabeth the Queen (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''Elizabeth the Queen'' (Folger Theatre, 2003)]] which starred Michael Learned, and [[Henry VIII (Folger Theatre, 2010)|''Henry VIII'' (Folger Theatre, 2010)]]. Cross-disciplinary projects with [[Folger Consort]]—such as [[The Second Shepherds' Play: A Medieval Mystery for the Yuletide Season (2007)|''The Second Shepherds' Play: A Medieval Mystery for the Yuletide Season'' (2007, 2016)]], [[Brave New World: Music of the Tempest (2014)|''Brave New World: Music of the Tempest'' (2014)]], [[Measure+Dido (2016)|''Measure+Dido'' (2016)]], and Purcell’s [[The Fairy Queen (2007)|''The Fairy Queen'' (2007)]] with Sir Derek Jacobi, Richard Clifford, and Lynn Redgrave—take advantage of the Folger’s unique resources. Folger Theatre not only produces Shakespeare’s classics but is also a stage for new plays, including Theresa Rebeck ''The Way of the World'', ''[[Texts&beheadings/ElizabethR|Texts&beheadings/ElizabethR]]'', the Reduced Shakespeare Company's ''[[William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)]]'', Roger Rees’ [[What You Will: By and About the Bard (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''What You Will: By and About the Bard'' (Folger Theatre, 2007)]] and Lynn Redgrave’s [[Reminiscences of the Redgrave Family on the Shakespearean Stage (Folger Shakespeare Library, 1991)|''Shakespeare for My Father'' (Folger Shakespeare Library, 1991)]] and [[Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave'' (Folger Theatre, 2009)]]. | |||
For more information about the Folger Theatre's performance space, read our article on the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]]. | For more information about the Folger Theatre's performance space, read our article on the Folger's [[Elizabethan Theatre]]. | ||
== | ===Affiliations=== | ||
Folger Theatre employs members of [http://www.actorsequity.org/ Actors' Equity Association], the [http://sdcweb.org/ Stage Directors and Choreographers Society], and [https://www.usa829.org/ United Scenic Artists]. It is a member of [https://bluestarfam.org/resources/family-life/blue-star-theatres/ Blue Star Theatres], [http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/ Cultural Tourism DC], [http://culturecapital.com/ CulturalCapital], [http://theatrewashington.org/ theatreWashington], [http://www.tcg.org/ Theatre Communications Group], and [http://www.stahome.org/ Shakespeare Theatre Association]. | |||
==2024 Season== | |||
Visit the [http://www.folger.edu/box-office Folger Box Office] to order your tickets for the [https://www.folger.edu/subscribe-theatre 2024 season]. | |||
==Past seasons== | |||
*[[ | ===2020s=== | ||
*''[[Our Verse in Time to Come (2023)|Our Verse in Time to Come]]'' April 3-30, 2023 | |||
*[[ | *''[[The Reading Room (2023)|The Reading Room]]'' January 19-21, 2023 | ||
*[[ | *''[[The Tempest (2022)|The Tempest]]'' [https://www.roundhousetheatre.org/ Round House Theatre] November 23, 2022-January 29, 2023 | ||
*[[ | *''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (2022)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' July 12 – August 28, 2022 | ||
*''[[Nathan The Wise]]'' in association with [https://theaterj.org/ Theater J] March 16 – April 10, 2022 | |||
*''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor (2020)|The Merry Wives of Windsor]]'' January - March, 2020 | |||
===2010s=== | ===2010s=== | ||
*[[ | *''[[Amadeus (2019)|Amadeus]]'' November - December, 2019 | ||
*''[[1 Henry IV (2019)|1 Henry IV]]'' September - October, 2019 | |||
*[[ | *''[[Love's Labor's Lost (2019)|Love's Labor's Lost]]'' April - June, 2019 | ||
*[[ | *''[[Confection (2019)|Confection]]'' March, 2019 | ||
*[[ | *''[[Nell Gwynn (2019)|Nell Gwynn]]'' January - March, 2019 | ||
*[[ | *''[[King John (2018)|King John]]'' October - December, 2018 | ||
*[[ | *''[[Davenant's Macbeth (2018)|Davenant's Macbeth]]'' September, 2018 | ||
*[[ | *[[Saint Joan (2018)|''Saint Joan'']] May - June, 2018 | ||
*[[ | *[[The Winters Tale (2018)|''The Winters Tale'']] March - April, 2018 | ||
*[[The | *[[The Way of the World (2018)|''The Way of the World'']] January - February, 2018 | ||
*[[ | *[[Antony and Cleopatra (2017)|''Antony and Cleopatra'']] October - November, 2017 | ||
*[[ | *''[[Timon of Athens (2017)|Timon of Athens]]'' May - June, 2017 | ||
*[[ | *''[[As You Like It (2017)|As You Like It]]'' January - March, 2017 | ||
*[[ | *''[[Sense and Sensibility (2016)|Sense and Sensibility]]'' September - October, 2016 | ||
*[[ | *[[District Merchants |''District Merchants'']] May - July, 2016 | ||
*[[ | *[[William_Shakespeare%27s_Long_Lost_First_Play_(abridged)| ''William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)'']] April - May, 2016 | ||
*[[ | *[[A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_(Folger_Theatre,_2016) | ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] January - March, 2016 | ||
*[[ | *[[Pericles_(Folger_Theatre,_2015) | ''Pericles'']] November - December, 2015 | ||
*[[ | *[[Texts%26beheadings/ElizabethR|''texts&beheadings/ElizabethR'']] (Compagnia de'Colombari) September - October, 2015 | ||
*[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2015)|''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'']] May - June, 2015 | |||
*[[Mary Stuart (2015)|''Mary Stuart'']] January - March, 2015 | |||
*[[Julius Caesar (Folger Theatre, 2014)|''Julius Caesar'']] October - December, 2014 | |||
*[[King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|''King Lear'']] (Shakespeare's Globe) September 5-21, 2014 | |||
*[[Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|''Hamlet'']] (Shakespeare's Globe) July 25-26, 2014 | |||
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Concert (2014)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Concert'']] May - June, 2014 | |||
*[[Cymbeline (Fiasco Theater, 2014)|''Cymbeline'']] (Fiasco Theater) May - June, 2014 | |||
*[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Fiasco Theater, 2014)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'']] (Fiasco Theater) April - May, 2014 | |||
*[[Richard III (Folger Theatre, 2014)|''Richard III'']] January - March, 2014 | |||
*[[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 2013)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] October - December, 2013 | |||
*[[Robben Island Bible (Folger Theatre, 2013)|''Robben Island Bible'']] June 3, 2013 | |||
*[[Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre, 2013)|''Twelfth Night'']] April - June, 2013 | |||
*[[Henry V (Folger Theatre, 2013)|''Henry V'']] January - March, 2013 | |||
*[[The Conference of the Birds (Folger Theatre, 2012)|''The Conference of the Birds'']] October - November, 2012 | |||
*[[Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2012)|''Hamlet'']] (Shakespeare's Globe) September 8-22, 2012 | |||
*[[The Taming of the Shrew (Folger Theatre, 2012)|''The Taming of the Shrew'']] May - June, 2012 | |||
*[[The Gaming Table (Folger Theatre, 2012)|''The Gaming Table'']] January - March, 2012 | |||
*[[Othello (Folger Theatre, 2011)|''Othello'']] October - December, 2011 | |||
*[[Cyrano (Folger Theatre, 2011)|''Cyrano'']] April - June, 2011 | |||
*[[The Comedy of Errors (Folger Theatre, 2011)|''The Comedy of Errors'']] January - March, 2011 | |||
*[[Henry VIII (Folger Theatre, 2010)|''Henry VIII'']] October - November, 2010 | |||
*[[Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 2010)|''Hamlet'']] April - June, 2010 | |||
*[[Orestes, A Tragic Romp (Folger Theatre, 2010)|''Orestes, A Tragic Romp'']] January - March, 2010 | |||
===2000s=== | ===2000s=== | ||
*[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Much Ado About Nothing'' | *[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] October - November, 2009 | ||
*[[Arcadia (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Arcadia'' | *[[Arcadia (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Arcadia'']] May - June, 2009 | ||
*[[Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave'' | *[[Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave'']] April 10-12, 2009 | ||
*[[The Winter's Tale (Folger Theatre, 2009)| ''The Winter's Tale'' | *[[The Winter's Tale (Folger Theatre, 2009)| ''The Winter's Tale'']] January - March, 2009 | ||
*[[1 Henry IV (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''1 Henry IV'' | *[[1 Henry IV (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''1 Henry IV'']] October - November, 2008 | ||
*[[The School for Scandal (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''The School for Scandal'' | *[[The School for Scandal (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''The School for Scandal'']] May - June, 2008 | ||
*[[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''Macbeth'' | *[[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''Macbeth'']] February - April, 2008 | ||
*[[As You Like It (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''As You Like It'' | *[[As You Like It (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''As You Like It'']] October - November, 2007 | ||
*[[The Tempest ( | *[[The Tempest (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''The Tempest'']] May - June, 2007 | ||
*[[What You Will: By and About the Bard (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''What You Will: By and About the Bard'' | *[[What You Will: By and About the Bard (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''What You Will: By and About the Bard'']] March - April, 2007 | ||
*[[365 Days / 365 Plays: Suzan-Lori Parks Project (2007)|''365 Days / 365 Plays'': Suzan-Lori Parks Project | *[[365 Days / 365 Plays: Suzan-Lori Parks Project (2007)|''365 Days / 365 Plays'': Suzan-Lori Parks Project]] | ||
*[[King Lear (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''King Lear'' | *[[King Lear (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''King Lear'']] January - February, 2007 | ||
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' | *[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] October - November, 2006 | ||
*[[The Game of Love Chance (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''The Game of Love Chance'' | *[[The Game of Love and Chance (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''The Game of Love and Chance'']] April - May, 2006 | ||
*[[Measure for Measure (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''Measure for Measure'' | *[[Measure for Measure (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''Measure for Measure'']] January - February, 2006 | ||
*[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''Much Ado About Nothing'' | *[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] October - November, 2005 | ||
*[[The Clandestine Marriage (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''The Clandestine Marriage'' | *[[The Clandestine Marriage (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''The Clandestine Marriage'']] April - May, 2005 | ||
*[[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''Romeo and Juliet'' | *[[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] January - February, 2005 | ||
*[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' | *[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'']] November - December, 2004 | ||
*[[The Comedy of Errors (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''The Comedy of Errors'' | *[[The Comedy of Errors (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''The Comedy of Errors'']] April - May, 2004 | ||
*[[Melissa Arctic (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''Melissa Arctic'' | *[[Melissa Arctic (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''Melissa Arctic'']] January - February, 2004 | ||
*[[All's Well That Ends Well (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''All's Well That Ends Well'' | *[[All's Well That Ends Well (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''All's Well That Ends Well'']] October - November, 2003 | ||
*[[Elizabeth the Queen (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''Elizabeth the Queen'' | *[[Elizabeth the Queen (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''Elizabeth the Queen'']] March - May, 2003 | ||
*[[Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''Twelfth Night'' | *[[Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''Twelfth Night'']] January - February, 2003 | ||
*[[Love's Labor's Lost (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2002)|''Love's Labor's Lost'' (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2002 | *[[Love's Labor's Lost (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2002)|''Love's Labor's Lost'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) November - December, 2002 | ||
*[[Othello (Folger Theatre, 2002)|''Othello'' | *[[Othello (Folger Theatre, 2002)|''Othello'']] May - June, 2002 | ||
*[[She Stoops to Conquer (Folger Theatre, 2002)|''She Stoops to Conquer'' | *[[She Stoops to Conquer (Folger Theatre, 2002)|''She Stoops to Conquer'']] February - March, 2002 | ||
*[[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2001)|''Macbeth'' | *[[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2001)|''Macbeth'']] October - December, 2001 | ||
*[[As You Like It (Folger Theatre, 2001)|''As You Like It'' | *[[As You Like It (Folger Theatre, 2001)|''As You Like It'']] May - June, 2001 | ||
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2001)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2001 | *[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2001)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) February - March, 2001 | ||
*[[The Tempest (Folger Theatre, 2000)|''The Tempest'' | *[[The Tempest (Folger Theatre, 2000)|''The Tempest'']] October - December, 2000 | ||
*[[Julius Caesar (Aquila Theater Company, 2000)|''Julius Caesar'' (Aquila Theater Company, 2000 | *[[Julius Caesar (Aquila Theater Company, 2000)|''Julius Caesar'']] (Aquila Theater Company) May - June, 2000 | ||
*[[Shakespeare's R & J (Folger Theatre, 2000)|''Shakespeare's R & J'' | *[[Shakespeare's R & J (Folger Theatre, 2000)|''Shakespeare's R & J'']] February - March, 2000 | ||
===1990s=== | ===1990s=== | ||
*[[Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 1999)|''Hamlet'' ( | *[[Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 1999)|''Hamlet'']] October - December, 1999 | ||
*[[The Night of the Burning Pestle (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1999)|''The Night of the Burning Pestle'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1999 | |||
*[[Macbeth (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1999)|''Macbeth'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1999 | |||
*[[The | *[[The Dresser (Folger Theatre, 1999)|''The Dresser'']] April - May, 1999 | ||
*[[ | *[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 1998)|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] November - December, 1998 | ||
*[[The | *[[The Taming of the Shrew (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1998)|''The Taming of the Shrew'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998 | ||
*[[ | *[[Richard III (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1998)|''Richard III'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998 | ||
*[[ | *[[Measure for Measure (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1998)|''Measure for Measure'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998 | ||
*[[ | *[[Mad About the Bard (Folger Theatre, 1998)|''Mad About the Bard'']] May 13-31, 1998 | ||
*[[ | *[[Casting Juliet/Playing Othello (Folger Theatre, 1998)|''Casting Juliet/Playing Othello'']] January - February, 1998 | ||
*[[ | *[[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 1997)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] November - December, 1997 | ||
*[[ | *[[Love's Labor's Lost (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1997)|''Love's Labor's Lost'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997 | ||
*[[ | *[[Henry IV, Part I (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1997)|''Henry IV, Part I'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997 | ||
*[[ | *[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1997)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997 | ||
*[[ | *[[Ordo Virtutum (1997)|''Ordo Virtutum'']] January 10-11, 1997 | ||
*[[A | *[[A Child's Christmas in Wales and Other Lands (Interact Theatre Company, 1996)|''A Child's Christmas in Wales and Other Lands'']] (Interact Theatre Company) November - December, 1996 | ||
*[[ | *[[As You Like It (Interact Theatre Company, 1996)|''As You Like It'']] (Interact Theatre Company) April - May, 1996 | ||
*[[ | *[[Njinga the Queen King (Folger Theatre, 1996)|''Njinga the Queen King'']] February 8-18, 1996 | ||
*[[ | *[[Standup Shakespeare (Folger Theatre, 1995)|''Standup Shakespeare'']] November 7-19, 1995 | ||
*[[ | *[[The Merchant of Venice (Source Theatre Company, 1995)|''The Merchant of Venice'']] (Source Theatre Company) June 3-25, 1995 | ||
*[[ | *[[Private Lives (with Interact Theatre Company, 1995)|''Private Lives'']] (with Interact Theatre Company) February - March, 1995 | ||
*[[ | *[[Richard III (with the Travelling Shakespeare Company, 1995)|''Richard III'']] (with The Travelling Shakespeare Company) January 11-29, 1995 | ||
*[[ | *[[The Snow Queen (The Hudson Vagabond Puppets, 1994)|''The Snow Queen'']] (The Hudson Vagabond Puppets) December 9-11, 1994 | ||
*[[ | *[[The History of America (abridged) (The Reduced Shakespeare Company, 1994)|''The History of America (abridged)'']] (The Reduced Shakespeare Company) November - December, 1994 | ||
*[[ | *[[Shakespearean Women: A Theatre Festival (Folger Theatre, 1994)|''Shakespearean Women: A Theatre Festival'']] October - November, 1994 | ||
*[[ | *[[Standup Shakespeare (Folger Theatre, 1994)|''Standup Shakespeare'']] (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) March 18 - April 2, 1994 | ||
*[[ | *[[Romeo and Juliet (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993 | ||
*[[ | *[[Antony and Cleopatra (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''Antony and Cleopatra'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993 | ||
*[[ | *[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993 | ||
*[[ | *[[Joyicity (Folger Theatre, 1993)|''Joyicity'']] June 10-12, 1993 | ||
*[[ | *[[Suppliant Women (with Stanford University, 1993)|''Suppliant Women'']] (with Stanford University) April 13-16, 1993 | ||
*[[ | *[[My Astonishing Self (Folger Theatre, 1993)|''My Astonishing Self'']] March 2, 1993 | ||
*[[ | *[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Travelling Shakespeare Company, 1993)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (The Travelling Shakespeare Company) February 2-8, 1993 | ||
*[[ | *[[The Cure of Troy (with the SCENA Theatre, 1992)|''The Cure of Troy'']] (with SCENA Theatre) June 4, 1992 | ||
*[[ | *[[Reminiscences of the Redgrave Family on the Shakespearean Stage (Folger Shakespeare Library, 1991)|''Reminiscences of the Redgrave Family on the Shakespearean Stage'']] December 3, 1991 | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 15 June 2023
Folger Shakespeare Library, opened in 1932, featured the first replica in North America of an Elizabethan theater, a 250-seat space designed to suggest the innyard playing spaces. Founders Henry Clay and Emily Jordan Folger envisioned the Elizabethan Theatre as a place for the performance of the plays in Shakespeare’s style, and the first nationally televised broadcast of a Shakespeare play in the US was Julius Caesar from the Folger stage in 1949. Folger Theatre produces seasons of Shakespeare, other plays from the period of the Folger’s rare collection, and new work, including commissions, inspired by the period, with award-winning stagings of more than 75 percent of Shakespeare’s canon, as well as classical and Restoration work. Folger Theatre has collaborated with the Classical Theatre of Harlem, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Guthrie, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Third Rail Projects and other theaters across the country. Folger Theatre is the recipient of 30 Helen Hayes Awards including four for Outstanding Resident Production for Sense and Sensibility, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, and Measure for Measure.
Stay up to date with Folger Theatre on Facebook or for further information, visit the Folger Theatre blog, The Folger Spotlight. If you miss a performance, listen to five plays performed by Folger Theatre available as Folger Audio Editions through Simon & Schuster on audio CD or as a download.
About Folger Theatre
Highlights from Folger Theatre’s producing history include numerous Helen Hayes Awards nominations and wins. Nominees for outstanding resident play: Sense and Sensibility (2016): recipient, The Taming of the Shrew (Folger Theatre, 2012): recipient, Hamlet (Folger Theatre, 2010): recipient, Henry VIII (Folger Theatre, 2010), Arcadia (Folger Theatre, 2009) Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008), Measure for Measure (Folger Theatre, 2006): recipient, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Theatre, 2004), Melissa Arctic (Folger Theatre, 2004), She Stoops to Conquer (Folger Theatre, 2002), Shakespeare’s R & J (Folger Theatre, 2000), Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 1998), and Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 1997).
In collaboration, Folger Theatre produced with The Classical Theatre of Harlem a sell-out King Lear (Folger Theatre, 2007) starring André DeShields, with Two River Theater Company staged two productions—a magical Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008) co-directed by Teller and Aaron Posner and the world premiere of Anne Washburn’s adaptation Orestes, A Tragic Romp (Folger Theatre, 2010)— and with Fiasco Theatre produced The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Fiasco Theater, 2014). Folger Theatre has also partnered with Shakespeare's Globe, London to mount productions of Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2012), Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014), and King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014).
Exhibitions at the Folger inspire memorable productions like David Garrick’s The Clandestine Marriage (Folger Theatre, 2005), Maxwell Anderson’s Elizabeth the Queen (Folger Theatre, 2003) which starred Michael Learned, and Henry VIII (Folger Theatre, 2010). Cross-disciplinary projects with Folger Consort—such as The Second Shepherds' Play: A Medieval Mystery for the Yuletide Season (2007, 2016), Brave New World: Music of the Tempest (2014), Measure+Dido (2016), and Purcell’s The Fairy Queen (2007) with Sir Derek Jacobi, Richard Clifford, and Lynn Redgrave—take advantage of the Folger’s unique resources. Folger Theatre not only produces Shakespeare’s classics but is also a stage for new plays, including Theresa Rebeck The Way of the World, Texts&beheadings/ElizabethR, the Reduced Shakespeare Company's William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged), Roger Rees’ What You Will: By and About the Bard (Folger Theatre, 2007) and Lynn Redgrave’s Shakespeare for My Father (Folger Shakespeare Library, 1991) and Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave (Folger Theatre, 2009).
For more information about the Folger Theatre's performance space, read our article on the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre.
Affiliations
Folger Theatre employs members of Actors' Equity Association, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and United Scenic Artists. It is a member of Blue Star Theatres, Cultural Tourism DC, CulturalCapital, theatreWashington, Theatre Communications Group, and Shakespeare Theatre Association.
2024 Season
Visit the Folger Box Office to order your tickets for the 2024 season.
Past seasons
2020s
- Our Verse in Time to Come April 3-30, 2023
- The Reading Room January 19-21, 2023
- The Tempest Round House Theatre November 23, 2022-January 29, 2023
- A Midsummer Night's Dream July 12 – August 28, 2022
- Nathan The Wise in association with Theater J March 16 – April 10, 2022
- The Merry Wives of Windsor January - March, 2020
2010s
- Amadeus November - December, 2019
- 1 Henry IV September - October, 2019
- Love's Labor's Lost April - June, 2019
- Confection March, 2019
- Nell Gwynn January - March, 2019
- King John October - December, 2018
- Davenant's Macbeth September, 2018
- Saint Joan May - June, 2018
- The Winters Tale March - April, 2018
- The Way of the World January - February, 2018
- Antony and Cleopatra October - November, 2017
- Timon of Athens May - June, 2017
- As You Like It January - March, 2017
- Sense and Sensibility September - October, 2016
- District Merchants May - July, 2016
- William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged) April - May, 2016
- A Midsummer Night's Dream January - March, 2016
- Pericles November - December, 2015
- texts&beheadings/ElizabethR (Compagnia de'Colombari) September - October, 2015
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead May - June, 2015
- Mary Stuart January - March, 2015
- Julius Caesar October - December, 2014
- King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe) September 5-21, 2014
- Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe) July 25-26, 2014
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Concert May - June, 2014
- Cymbeline (Fiasco Theater) May - June, 2014
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Fiasco Theater) April - May, 2014
- Richard III January - March, 2014
- Romeo and Juliet October - December, 2013
- Robben Island Bible June 3, 2013
- Twelfth Night April - June, 2013
- Henry V January - March, 2013
- The Conference of the Birds October - November, 2012
- Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe) September 8-22, 2012
- The Taming of the Shrew May - June, 2012
- The Gaming Table January - March, 2012
- Othello October - December, 2011
- Cyrano April - June, 2011
- The Comedy of Errors January - March, 2011
- Henry VIII October - November, 2010
- Hamlet April - June, 2010
- Orestes, A Tragic Romp January - March, 2010
2000s
- Much Ado About Nothing October - November, 2009
- Arcadia May - June, 2009
- Rachel and Juliet: An Evening with Lynn Redgrave April 10-12, 2009
- The Winter's Tale January - March, 2009
- 1 Henry IV October - November, 2008
- The School for Scandal May - June, 2008
- Macbeth February - April, 2008
- As You Like It October - November, 2007
- The Tempest May - June, 2007
- What You Will: By and About the Bard March - April, 2007
- King Lear January - February, 2007
- A Midsummer Night's Dream October - November, 2006
- The Game of Love and Chance April - May, 2006
- Measure for Measure January - February, 2006
- Much Ado About Nothing October - November, 2005
- The Clandestine Marriage April - May, 2005
- Romeo and Juliet January - February, 2005
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona November - December, 2004
- The Comedy of Errors April - May, 2004
- Melissa Arctic January - February, 2004
- All's Well That Ends Well October - November, 2003
- Elizabeth the Queen March - May, 2003
- Twelfth Night January - February, 2003
- Love's Labor's Lost (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) November - December, 2002
- Othello May - June, 2002
- She Stoops to Conquer February - March, 2002
- Macbeth October - December, 2001
- As You Like It May - June, 2001
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) February - March, 2001
- The Tempest October - December, 2000
- Julius Caesar (Aquila Theater Company) May - June, 2000
- Shakespeare's R & J February - March, 2000
1990s
- Hamlet October - December, 1999
- The Night of the Burning Pestle (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1999
- Macbeth (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1999
- The Dresser April - May, 1999
- Much Ado About Nothing November - December, 1998
- The Taming of the Shrew (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998
- Richard III (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998
- Measure for Measure (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998
- Mad About the Bard May 13-31, 1998
- Casting Juliet/Playing Othello January - February, 1998
- Romeo and Juliet November - December, 1997
- Love's Labor's Lost (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997
- Henry IV, Part I (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997
- Ordo Virtutum January 10-11, 1997
- A Child's Christmas in Wales and Other Lands (Interact Theatre Company) November - December, 1996
- As You Like It (Interact Theatre Company) April - May, 1996
- Njinga the Queen King February 8-18, 1996
- Standup Shakespeare November 7-19, 1995
- The Merchant of Venice (Source Theatre Company) June 3-25, 1995
- Private Lives (with Interact Theatre Company) February - March, 1995
- Richard III (with The Travelling Shakespeare Company) January 11-29, 1995
- The Snow Queen (The Hudson Vagabond Puppets) December 9-11, 1994
- The History of America (abridged) (The Reduced Shakespeare Company) November - December, 1994
- Shakespearean Women: A Theatre Festival October - November, 1994
- Standup Shakespeare (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) March 18 - April 2, 1994
- Romeo and Juliet (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993
- Antony and Cleopatra (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993
- Joyicity June 10-12, 1993
- Suppliant Women (with Stanford University) April 13-16, 1993
- My Astonishing Self March 2, 1993
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Travelling Shakespeare Company) February 2-8, 1993
- The Cure of Troy (with SCENA Theatre) June 4, 1992
- Reminiscences of the Redgrave Family on the Shakespearean Stage December 3, 1991