Folger Theatre

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 Shakespeare is 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 these Helen Hayes Award nominees for outstanding resident play: The Taming of the Shrew (2013, recipient), Hamlet (2010, recipient), Henry VIII (2010), Arcadia (2009), Macbeth (2008), Measure for Measure (2007, recipient), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2006), Melissa Arctic (2006), She Stoops to Conquer (2002), Shakespeare’s R & J (2001), Much Ado About Nothing (1998), and Romeo and Juliet (1997).

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

Current season

The current Folger Theatre season has ended. Visit our website to order your tickets for the 2014-2015 season.

Upcoming season

2014-2015 Season

History

Past seasons

2010s

2000s

1990s