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[http://www.folger.edu/Content/Whats-On/Folger-Theatre/2014-15-Season.cfm 2014-2015 Season]
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*[http://www.folger.edu/woSummary.cfm?cdid=2042&woid=940/ Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)] July 25-26, 2014
*[[Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014|''Hamlet'' (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)]] [http://www.folger.edu/woSummary.cfm?cdid=2042&woid=940/ July 25-26, 2014]


*[[King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|''King Lear'' (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)]] September 5-21, 2014
*[[King Lear (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)|''King Lear'' (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)]] September 5-21, 2014

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Folger Theatre annually performs a three-play season of innovative productions designed to forge strong connections with modern audiences, continuing the lively legacy of Shakespearean stagecraft. While William Shakespeare's plays are central to its mission, the Theatre has produced a variety of other classical works, as well as new plays related to or inspired by Shakespeare.

About Folger Theatre

Since 1992, led by Artistic Producer Janet Alexander Griffin, Folger Theatre has staged more than half of the plays in Shakespeare’s First Folio.

Highlights from Folger Theatre’s producing history include numerous Helen Hayes Award nominations and wins. Nominees for outstanding resident play: 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).

For more information about the Folger Theatre's performance space, read our article on the Folger's Elizabethan Theatre.

Current season

Visit the Folger Box Office to order your tickets for the 2014-2015 season.

2014-2015 Season

History

Past seasons

2010s

2000s

1990s