Talks and Screenings at the Folger: Difference between revisions

(→‎2010s: Added transcript links for Stories from the Sea talk that are in Exhibitions section.)
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*[[Folger Friday: Ayanna Thompson (2013)|''Folger Friday: Ayanna Thompson'' (2013)]]
*[[Folger Friday: Ayanna Thompson (2013)|''Folger Friday: Ayanna Thompson'' (2013)]]
*[[Post-Show Talk: Romeo and Juliet, with Judith Chertoff, M.D. (2013)|''Post-Show Talk: Romeo and Juliet, Judith Chertoff, M.D.'' (2013)]]
*[[Post-Show Talk: Romeo and Juliet, with Judith Chertoff, M.D. (2013)|''Post-Show Talk: Romeo and Juliet, Judith Chertoff, M.D.'' (2013)]]
*''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2013: Andrew Hadfield'', April 8, 2013  
*[[Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: "Graymalkin and Other Shakespearean Celts"|''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2013: Andrew Hadfield'', April 8, 2013]]
*''John Killen, The Breifne O'Reillys: An Ulster Clan in Medieval Ireland'', March 4, 2013  
*''John Killen, The Breifne O'Reillys: An Ulster Clan in Medieval Ireland'', March 4, 2013  
*''Patrick Tuite: The Irish Imagined in Henry V and other Early Modern Plays'', March 1, 2013  
*''Patrick Tuite: The Irish Imagined in Henry V and other Early Modern Plays'', March 1, 2013  
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*''Pre-Show Discussion: The Taming of the Shrew'', May 16, 2012  
*''Pre-Show Discussion: The Taming of the Shrew'', May 16, 2012  
*''Elizabethan Garden Tour'', April 21, 2012–October 31, 2014  
*''Elizabethan Garden Tour'', April 21, 2012–October 31, 2014  
*[[Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: "What Mamillius Knew: Ceremonies of Initiation in The Winter's Tale"|''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2012:  Sarah Beckwith'', April 16, 2012]].
*''Arthur Phillips: The Tragedy of Arthur'', February 24, 2012  
*''Arthur Phillips: The Tragedy of Arthur'', February 24, 2012  
*''Pre-Show Discussion: The Gaming Table'', February 8, 2012  
*''Pre-Show Discussion: The Gaming Table'', February 8, 2012  
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*''Folger Friday: Lecture on American Wine'', May 20, 2011  
*''Folger Friday: Lecture on American Wine'', May 20, 2011  
*''A Lecture by Michael Hollinger, playwright/translator of Cyrano'', May 9, 2011  
*''A Lecture by Michael Hollinger, playwright/translator of Cyrano'', May 9, 2011  
*''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2011: Wendy Wall'', April 25, 2011  
*[[Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Recipes for Thought: Shakespeare and the Art of the Kitchen|''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2011: Wendy Wall'', April 25, 2011]]
*''Folger Friday: Rebecca LaRoche'', February 18, 2011  
*''Folger Friday: Rebecca LaRoche'', February 18, 2011  
*''The Co-Creators of Kill Shakespeare on Their Epic Comic Graphic Novel'', February 15, 2011  
*''The Co-Creators of Kill Shakespeare on Their Epic Comic Graphic Novel'', February 15, 2011  
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*''Stories from the Sea: Three Englishmen and an Island—Richard Hakluyt, Samuel Purchas, John Smith, and Bermuda'', June 29, 2010  [[Scholar's insights on Lost at Sea#Three Englishmen and an Island: Richard Hacklett, Samuel Purchase, John Smith and Bermuda|(Read the transcript)]]
*''Stories from the Sea: Three Englishmen and an Island—Richard Hakluyt, Samuel Purchas, John Smith, and Bermuda'', June 29, 2010  [[Scholar's insights on Lost at Sea#Three Englishmen and an Island: Richard Hacklett, Samuel Purchase, John Smith and Bermuda|(Read the transcript)]]
*''Discovering Hamlet'', June 7, 2010  
*''Discovering Hamlet'', June 7, 2010  
*''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2010: Jonathan Bate'', April 26, 2010  
*[[Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: "The Good Life in Shakespeare"|''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2010: Jonathan Bate'', April 26, 2010]]
*''James Shapiro'', April 16, 2010
*''James Shapiro'', April 16, 2010


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*''Words on Will: Jess Winfield'', October 27, 2008  
*''Words on Will: Jess Winfield'', October 27, 2008  
*''Pre-Performance Exhibition Tours'', October 15, 2008–June 10, 2009  
*''Pre-Performance Exhibition Tours'', October 15, 2008–June 10, 2009  
*''Annual Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Alan Stewart: "How Shakespeare Made History"'', April 21, 2008  
*[[Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: "How Shakespeare Made History"|''Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Alan Stewart: "How Shakespeare Made History"'', April 21, 2008]]
*''Words on Will: Shakespeare + Manga'', March 31, 2008  
*''Words on Will: Shakespeare + Manga'', March 31, 2008  
*''Words on Will: Teller Talks'', February 27, 2008  
*''Words on Will: Teller Talks'', February 27, 2008  

Revision as of 02:34, 25 March 2015

The Folger Shakespeare Library hosts an array of talks and screenings—generally relating to other ongoing events in Folger Theatre, Folger Consort, or Exhibitions at the Folger—throughout the year.

Current season

Upcoming season

Past seasons

2010s

2000s

  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, November 25, 2009
  • Simon Reade: Dear Mr. Shakespeare, November 20, 2009
  • Derek Hirst to Lecture on “William Walwyn’s ‘Darling’: The Happy Life of an Ageing Former Radical”, November 19, 2009
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, November 18, 2009
  • Paul Collins, November 16, 2009
  • Perspectives on China: The Perpetual Discovery, November 10, 2009
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, October 4, 2009
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tour, October 3, 2009
  • Shakespeare Birthday Lecture: "Sensational Shakespeare", April 13, 2009
  • Words on Will: Marina Warner, April 9, 2009
  • Words on Will: Germaine Greer, March 23, 2009
  • Words on Will: Marjorie Garber, February 13, 2009
  • Truth, Lies, and Videotape: Media Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Campaign in Review, November 18, 2008
  • Words on Will: Jess Winfield, October 27, 2008
  • Pre-Performance Exhibition Tours, October 15, 2008–June 10, 2009
  • Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Alan Stewart: "How Shakespeare Made History", April 21, 2008
  • Words on Will: Shakespeare + Manga, March 31, 2008
  • Words on Will: Teller Talks, February 27, 2008
  • Words on Will: Jennifer Lee Carrell, January 25, 2008
  • Words on Will: Bill Bryson, October 29, 2007
  • Words on Will: Mercedes Ellington, May 15, 2007
  • Words on Will: Marjorie Garber, March 23, 2007
  • Words on Will: Samuel Crowl, February 5, 2007
  • Words on Will: Aliki, March 6, 2006
  • Words on Will: James Conlon, January 30, 2006
  • Words on Will: Peter Ackroyd, November 21, 2005