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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 | ||
*'' | *[[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
- The Institute of Heraldry: Guardians of our National Symbolic Heritage (2014) Friday, September 19 at 6:30pm. Free.
- Peter O’Donoghue: York Herald (2014) in the Elizabethan Theatre. Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30pm.Tickets: $15.
- Brews and Banter: Julius Caesar (2014) at the The Haskell Center for Education and Public Programs. Thursday, November 6 at 6:30pm. Tickets: $15.
- Paul Dickson: Authorisms (2014) in the Elizabethan Theatre. Friday, November 7 at 6pm. Tickets: Free.
- Public Panel: The Voynich Manuscript (2014) in the Elizabethan Theatre. Tuesday, November 11 at 7:30pm. Tickets: $15/$10 for members.
- Pre-Show Talk: Julius Caesar (2014) in The Haskell Center for Education and Public Programs. Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30pm. Tickets: $15.
- Neil L. Rudenstine: Ideas of Order (2014) in the Elizabethan Theatre. Tuesday, December 2 at 7:30pm. Tickets: $15/$10 for members.
- Pre-Show Talk: Mary Stuart (2015) in The Haskell Center for Education and Public Programs. Wednesday, February 11 at 6:30pm. Tickets: $15.
- Pre-Show Talk: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (2015) in The Haskell Center for Education and Public Programs. Wednesday, May 27 at 6:30pm. Tickets: $15.
Upcoming season
Past seasons
2010s
- Thomas Cahill: Heretics and Heroes (2014)
- Macbeth Screening at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre (2014)
- Shakespeare's Coat of Arms and the Early Modern Heraldry Wars (2014)
- RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon: Henry IV, Part 2 (2014)
- RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon: Henry IV, Part 1 (2014)
- Pre-Show Talk: Cymbeline with Valerie Wayne (2014)
- Preview Screening: Still Dreaming (2014)
- James Shapiro: Shakespeare in America (2014)
- Pre-Show Talk: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2014)
- Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture: Brian Cummings: Shakespeare, Biography and Anti-Biography (2014)
- Folger Friday: Mimi Yiu (2014)
- Pre-Show Talk: Richard III (2014)
- Finding Richard: Turi King and Mathew Morris (2014)
- RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon: Richard II (2013)
- Shakespeare for My Father: A Staged Reading by Kathleen Chafant (2013)
- Folger Friday: Ayanna Thompson (2013)
- Post-Show Talk: Romeo and Juliet, Judith Chertoff, M.D. (2013)
- 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
- Patrick Tuite: The Irish Imagined in Henry V and other Early Modern Plays, March 1, 2013
- James Shapiro: 1599 and Essex’s Irish Rebellion, January 25, 2013
- Stephen Landrigan & Qais Akbar Omar: Shakespeare in Kabul, November 16, 2012
- Ricky Jay, November 8, 2012
- Peter Sís, November 2, 2012
- Deborah Harkness: The Experience of Early Modern London, September 27, 2012
- Pre-Show Discussion: The Taming of the Shrew, May 16, 2012
- Elizabethan Garden Tour, April 21, 2012–October 31, 2014
- Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2012: Sarah Beckwith, April 16, 2012.
- Arthur Phillips: The Tragedy of Arthur, February 24, 2012
- Pre-Show Discussion: The Gaming Table, February 8, 2012
- Women On Stage: A Conversation about Susanna Centlivre, February 5, 2012
- Poetics and the Bible, December 16, 2011
- Pre-Show Discussion: Othello, November 2, 2011
- Director's Choice: Data-Mining Shakespeare, October 26, 2011
- KJV in the USA: The King’s Bible in a Country without a King, September 29, 2011
- Guns, Barges, and Books: Reassessing the Stationers’ Company of Early Modern London, July 21, 2011
- To Catch a Thief: Recovering the Durham First Folio, July 7, 2011
- Collecting the Book that Breaks the Rules: Shakespeare’s First Folio at Auction, June 23, 2011
- Folger Friday: Lecture on American Wine, May 20, 2011
- A Lecture by Michael Hollinger, playwright/translator of Cyrano, May 9, 2011
- Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2011: Wendy Wall, April 25, 2011
- Folger Friday: Rebecca LaRoche, February 18, 2011
- The Co-Creators of Kill Shakespeare on Their Epic Comic Graphic Novel, February 15, 2011
- Folger Friday: Deborah Tannen, February 11, 2011
- A Reading by Margaret George, author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII, November 29, 2010
- Henry VIII: Art and Magnificence, November 5, 2010
- Folger Friday: Henry VIII Discussion, October 15, 2010
- Stories from the Sea: Sea Dogs, Buccaneers, and Corsairs —Piracy Then and Now, July 27, 2010 (Read the transcript)
- Stories from the Sea: At the Bottom of Shakespeare's Ocean, July 13, 2010 (Read the transcript)
- Stories from the Sea: Three Englishmen and an Island—Richard Hakluyt, Samuel Purchas, John Smith, and Bermuda, June 29, 2010 (Read the transcript)
- Discovering Hamlet, June 7, 2010
- Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2010: Jonathan Bate, April 26, 2010
- James Shapiro, April 16, 2010
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