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==About the Folger Theatre==
[[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]]''.
===History===


===The Elizabeth Theatre===
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 the Artistic Producer===
==About Folger Theatre==


==Upcoming season==
[[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.]]


[http://www.folger.edu/Content/Whats-On/Folger-Theatre/2014-15-Season.cfm 2014-2015 Season]
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]].
 
===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].


==Current season==


==Past seasons==
==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===


*[[''A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Concert'']] (May 29- June 1, 2014)
*''[[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 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


*[[Cymbeline (Fiasco Theatre, 2014)|''Cymbeline'' (Fiasco Theatre, 2014)]]
*[[District Merchants |''District Merchants'']] May - July, 2016


*[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Fiasco Theater, 2014)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' (Fiasco Theater, 2014)]]
*[[William_Shakespeare%27s_Long_Lost_First_Play_(abridged)| ''William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)'']] April - May, 2016


*[[''Richard III'']] (January 28- March 16, 2014)
*[[A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream_(Folger_Theatre,_2016) | ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] January - March, 2016


*[[''Romeo and Juliet'']] (October 15- December 1, 2013)
*[[Pericles_(Folger_Theatre,_2015) | ''Pericles'']] November - December, 2015


*[[''Robben Island Bible'']] (June 3, 2013)
*[[Texts%26beheadings/ElizabethR|''texts&beheadings/ElizabethR'']] (Compagnia de'Colombari) September - October, 2015


*[[''Twelfth Night'']] (April 30- June 9, 2013)
*[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2015)|''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'']] May - June, 2015


*[[''Henry V'']] (January 22- March 10, 2013)
*[[Mary Stuart (2015)|''Mary Stuart'']] January - March, 2015


*[[''The Conference of the Birds'']] (October 23- November 25, 2012)
*[[Julius Caesar (Folger Theatre, 2014)|''Julius Caesar'']] October - December, 2014


*[[Shakespeare's Globe: ''Hamlet'']] (September 8-22, 2012)
*[[King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|''King Lear'']] (Shakespeare's Globe) September 5-21, 2014


*[[''The Taming of the Shrew'']] (May 1- June 10, 2012)
*[[Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|''Hamlet'']] (Shakespeare's Globe) July 25-26, 2014


*[[''The Gaming Table'']] (January 24- March 4, 2012)
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Concert (2014)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Concert'']] May - June, 2014


*[[''Othello'']] (October 18- December 4, 2011)
*[[Cymbeline (Fiasco Theater, 2014)|''Cymbeline'']] (Fiasco Theater) May - June, 2014


*[[''Cyrano'']] (April 26- June 12, 2011)
*[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Fiasco Theater, 2014)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'']] (Fiasco Theater) April - May, 2014


*[[''The Comedy of Errors'']] (January 25- March 6, 2011)
*[[Richard III (Folger Theatre, 2014)|''Richard III'']] January - March, 2014


*[[''Henry VIII'']] (October 12- November 28, 2010)
*[[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 2013)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] October - December, 2013


*[[''Hamlet'']] (April 21- June 6, 2010)
*[[Robben Island Bible (Folger Theatre, 2013)|''Robben Island Bible'']] June 3, 2013


*[[''Orestes, A Tragic Romp'']] (January 27- March 7, 2010)
*[[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'']] (October 21- November 29, 2009)
*[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] October - November, 2009


*[[''Arcadia'']] (May 5- June 21, 2009)
*[[Arcadia (Folger Theatre, 2009)|''Arcadia'']] May - June, 2009


*[[''Rachel and Juliet'': An Evening with Lynn Redgrave]] (April 10- 12, 2009)
*[[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'']] (January 28- March 8, 2009)
*[[The Winter's Tale (Folger Theatre, 2009)| ''The Winter's Tale'']] January - March, 2009


*[[''1 Henry IV'']] (October 8- November 16, 2008)
*[[1 Henry IV (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''1 Henry IV'']] October - November, 2008


*[[''The School for Scandal'']] (May 7- June 15, 2008)
*[[The School for Scandal (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''The School for Scandal'']] May - June, 2008


*[[''Macbeth'']] (February 28- April 13, 2008)
*[[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2008)|''Macbeth'']] February - April, 2008


*[[''As You Like It'']] (October 17- November 25, 2007)
*[[As You Like It (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''As You Like It'']] October - November, 2007


*[[''The Tempest'']] (May 9- June 17, 2007)
*[[The Tempest (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''The Tempest'']] May - June, 2007


*[[''What You Will: By and About the Bard'']] (March 30- April 1, 2007)
*[[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]] (January 27, 2007) ? (Not linked on public page to a cast list, etc.)
*[[365 Days / 365 Plays: Suzan-Lori Parks Project (2007)|''365 Days / 365 Plays'': Suzan-Lori Parks Project]]


*[[''King Lear'']] (January 11- February 25, 2007)
*[[King Lear (Folger Theatre, 2007)|''King Lear'']] January - February, 2007


*[[''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (October 24- December 3, 2006)
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] October - November, 2006


*[[''The Game of Love Chance'']] (April 7- Mary 14, 2006)
*[[The Game of Love and Chance (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''The Game of Love and Chance'']] April - May, 2006


*[[''Measure for Measure'']] (January 19- March 2, 2006)
*[[Measure for Measure (Folger Theatre, 2006)|''Measure for Measure'']] January - February, 2006


*[[''Much Ado About Nothing'']] (October 20- November 27, 2005)
*[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] October - November, 2005


*[[''The Clandestine Marriage'']] (April 15- May 22, 2005)
*[[The Clandestine Marriage (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''The Clandestine Marriage'']] April - May, 2005


*[[''Romeo and Juliet'']] (January 12- February 27, 2005)
*[[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 2005)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] January - February, 2005


*[[''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'']] (November 11- December 19, 2004)
*[[The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'']] November - December, 2004


*[[''The Comedy of Errors'']] (April 14- May 23, 2004)
*[[The Comedy of Errors (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''The Comedy of Errors'']] April - May, 2004


*[[''Melissa Arctic'']] (January 23- February 29, 2004)
*[[Melissa Arctic (Folger Theatre, 2004)|''Melissa Arctic'']] January - February, 2004


*[[''All's Well That Ends Well'']] (October 25- November 30, 2003)
*[[All's Well That Ends Well (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''All's Well That Ends Well'']] October - November, 2003


*[[''Elizabeth the Queen'']] (March 22- May 4, 2003)
*[[Elizabeth the Queen (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''Elizabeth the Queen'']] March - May, 2003


*[[''Twelfth Night'']] (January 3- February 9, 2003)
*[[Twelfth Night (Folger Theatre, 2003)|''Twelfth Night'']] January - February, 2003


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Love's Labor's Lost'']] (November 16- December 1, 2002)
*[[Love's Labor's Lost (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2002)|''Love's Labor's Lost'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) November - December, 2002


*[[''Othello'']] (May 9- June 16, 2002)
*[[Othello (Folger Theatre, 2002)|''Othello'']] May - June, 2002


*[[''She Stoops to Conquer'']] (February 23- March 1, 2002)
*[[She Stoops to Conquer (Folger Theatre, 2002)|''She Stoops to Conquer'']] February - March, 2002


*[[''Macbeth'']] (October 20- December 2, 2001)
*[[Macbeth (Folger Theatre, 2001)|''Macbeth'']] October - December, 2001


*[[''As You Like It'']] (May 13-June 10, 2001)
*[[As You Like It (Folger Theatre, 2001)|''As You Like It'']] May - June, 2001


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (February 20- March 2, 2001)
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 2001)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) February - March, 2001


*[[''The Tempest'']] (October 28- December 3, 2000)
*[[The Tempest (Folger Theatre, 2000)|''The Tempest'']] October - December, 2000


*[[Aquila Theatre Company: ''Julius Caesar'']] (May 9- June 4, 2000)
*[[Julius Caesar (Aquila Theater Company, 2000)|''Julius Caesar'']] (Aquila Theater Company) May - June, 2000


*[[''Shakespeare's R & J'']] (February 18- March 19, 2000)
*[[Shakespeare's R & J (Folger Theatre, 2000)|''Shakespeare's R & J'']] February - March, 2000


===1990s===
===1990s===


*[[''Hamlet'']] (October 30- December 5, 1999)
*[[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


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''The Night of the Burning Pestle'']] (May 18- June 6, 1999)
*[[The Dresser (Folger Theatre, 1999)|''The Dresser'']] April - May, 1999


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Macbeth'']] (May 18- June 6, 1999)
*[[Much Ado About Nothing (Folger Theatre, 1998)|''Much Ado About Nothing'']] November - December, 1998


*[[''The Dresser'']] (April 2- May 2, 1999)
*[[The Taming of the Shrew (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1998)|''The Taming of the Shrew'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998


*[[''Much Ado About Nothing'']] (November 14- December 20, 1998)
*[[Richard III (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1998)|''Richard III'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''The Taming of the Shrew'']] (June 12- July 3, 1998)
*[[Measure for Measure (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1998)|''Measure for Measure'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Richard III'']] (June 12- July 3, 1998)
*[[Mad About the Bard (Folger Theatre, 1998)|''Mad About the Bard'']] May 13-31, 1998


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Measure for Measure'']] (June 12- July 3, 1998)
*[[Casting Juliet/Playing Othello (Folger Theatre, 1998)|''Casting Juliet/Playing Othello'']] January - February, 1998


*[[''Mad About the Bard'']] (May 13- 31, 1998)
*[[Romeo and Juliet (Folger Theatre, 1997)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] November - December, 1997


*[[''Casting Juliet/Playing Othello'']] (January 9- February 1, 1998)
*[[Love's Labor's Lost (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1997)|''Love's Labor's Lost'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997


*[[''Romeo and Juliet'']] (November 14- December 14, 1997)
*[[Henry IV, Part I (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1997)|''Henry IV, Part I'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Love's Labor's Lost'']] (May 22- June 8, 1997)
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1997)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1997


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Henry IV, Part I'']] (May 22- June 8, 1997)
*[[Ordo Virtutum (1997)|''Ordo Virtutum'']] January 10-11, 1997


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (May 22- June 8, 1997)
*[[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


*[[''Ordo Virtutum'']] (January 10-11, 1997)
*[[As You Like It (Interact Theatre Company, 1996)|''As You Like It'']] (Interact Theatre Company) April - May, 1996


*[[''A Child's Christmas in Wales and Other Lands'' with Interact Theatre Company]] (November 29- December 22, 1996)
*[[Njinga the Queen King (Folger Theatre, 1996)|''Njinga the Queen King'']] February 8-18, 1996


*[[''As You Like It'' with Interact Theatre Company]] (April 12- May 5, 1996)
*[[Standup Shakespeare (Folger Theatre, 1995)|''Standup Shakespeare'']] November 7-19, 1995


*[[''Njinga the Queen King'']] (February 8-18, 1996)
*[[The Merchant of Venice (Source Theatre Company, 1995)|''The Merchant of Venice'']] (Source Theatre Company) June 3-25, 1995


*[[''Standup Shakespeare'']] (November 7-19, 1995)
*[[Private Lives (with Interact Theatre Company, 1995)|''Private Lives'']] (with Interact Theatre Company) February - March, 1995


*[[Source Theatre Company in ''The Merchant of Venice'']] (June 3-25, 1995)
*[[Richard III (with the Travelling Shakespeare Company, 1995)|''Richard III'']] (with The Travelling Shakespeare Company) January 11-29, 1995


*[[''Private Lives'': A co-production with Interact Theatre Company]] (February 18- March 12, 1995)
*[[The Snow Queen (The Hudson Vagabond Puppets, 1994)|''The Snow Queen'']] (The Hudson Vagabond Puppets) December 9-11, 1994


*[[''Richard III'': A co-production with the Travelling Shakespeare Company]] (January 11-29, 1995)
*[[The History of America (abridged) (The Reduced Shakespeare Company, 1994)|''The History of America (abridged)'']] (The Reduced Shakespeare Company) November - December, 1994


*[[The Hudson Vagabond Puppets in ''The Snow Queen'']] (December 9-11, 1994)
*[[Shakespearean Women: A Theatre Festival (Folger Theatre, 1994)|''Shakespearean Women: A Theatre Festival'']] October - November, 1994


*[[The Reduced Shakespeare Company in ''The History of America (abridged)'']] (November 25- December 4, 1994)
*[[Standup Shakespeare (Folger Theatre, 1994)|''Standup Shakespeare'']] (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) March 18 - April 2, 1994


*[[''Shakespearean Women'': A Theatre Festival]] (October 5- November 6, 1994)
*[[Romeo and Juliet (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''Romeo and Juliet'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Romeo and Juliet'']] (June 15- July 3, 1993)
*[[Antony and Cleopatra (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''Antony and Cleopatra'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''Antony and Cleopatra'']] (June 15- July 3, 1993)
*[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, 1993)|''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1993


*[[Shenandoah Shakespeare Express in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'']] (June 15- July 3, 1993)
*[[Joyicity (Folger Theatre, 1993)|''Joyicity'']] June 10-12, 1993


*[[''Joyicity'']] (June 10-12, 1993)
*[[Suppliant Women (with Stanford University, 1993)|''Suppliant Women'']] (with Stanford University) April 13-16, 1993


*[[''Suppliant Women'' with Stanford University]] (April 13-16, 1993)
*[[My Astonishing Self (Folger Theatre, 1993)|''My Astonishing Self'']] March 2, 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 Travelling Shakespeare Company in ''A Midsummers Night's Dream'']] (February 2-8, 1993)
*[[The Cure of Troy (with the SCENA Theatre, 1992)|''The Cure of Troy'']] (with SCENA Theatre) June 4, 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


*[[''An Evening with Lynn Redgrave'']] (December 3, 1991)
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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.

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About Folger Theatre

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 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

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Past seasons

2020s

2010s

  • King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe) September 5-21, 2014
  • Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe) July 25-26, 2014
  • Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe) September 8-22, 2012

2000s

1990s

  • Hamlet October - December, 1999
  • Macbeth (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) May - June, 1999
  • Richard III (Shenandoah Shakespeare Express) June - July, 1998
  • Private Lives (with Interact Theatre Company) February - March, 1995
  • Richard III (with The Travelling Shakespeare Company) January 11-29, 1995