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@folger.eduToday marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Earle Hyman. Known to generations of TV viewers as Cosby’s dad, he had a significant theatrical career, including a variety of landmark Shakespeare roles. We're honored to have his papers as part of the Folger. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
@folger.eduRenea S. Brown (Isabella), Nathan Darrow (The Duke), and Lee Osorio (Angelo) stopped by Good Morning Washington to talk about "Measure for Measure," how the production came together, why it's set in the 1950s American South, and what audiences will leave thinking about. wjla.com/good-morning...
@folger.edu"To Hear Her Speak" (opening Oct 16 at the Folger) explores how Black women have engaged with Shakespeare’s work over hundreds of years through literature, performance art, fashion, and activism. Take an early look at the exhibition courtesy of @washingtonian.com: washingtonian.com/2026/10/05/a...
@folger.eduNow on the podcast, acclaimed actors and real-life spouses Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari-Cox share stories from their extraordinary careers on stage and screen, including their current roles as Johann Sebastian and Anna Magdalena Bach in "The Score" www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
@folger.eduBanning books goes back thousands of years, almost as long as people have been writing. For Banned Books Week (Oct 4-10), Aaron T. Pratt, the Folger's curator of rare books and prints, looks at one of 15 books that James I went beyond banning to publicly burn: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
@ecfriedman.comReposted by @folger.eduThis week at @folger.edu Artistic Research Fellow, award-winning clown, & playful co-conspirator Chase Brantley is doing an interactive conversation about his research connecting contemporary clowning to the pre-Restoration history of the practice.
@folger.eduAfter seeing Psalmayene 24’s staging of "Measure for Measure" at the Folger, John Stoltenberg of DC Theater Arts left the theater, "overwhelmed by the brilliance and power of his production concept: setting the play in the segregated American South in the 1950s."
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@folger.eduIn "Measure for Measure," Shakespeare’s setting of 16th-century Vienna was a stand-in for his own London. @austintichenor.bsky.social writes that recent productions updated to the 20th century give fresh historical specificity to the play’s ethical dilemmas. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
@folger.eduScholar @ruben-espinosa.bsky.social explores all we gain when we build a bigger bookshelf—one that includes Shakespeare and the many different voices that have followed. Read his blog, part of our America's Next 250 blog series: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
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@folger.eduDirector Psalmayene returns to the Folger to tackle "Measure for Measure." In this Q&A, he shares his first thoughts on the production, set in the American South in the 1950s, and how he approaches Shakespeare’s text like a new work. www.folger.edu/blogs/folger...
@folger.eduIn the theater and classroom, scholar Jean E. Howard explores how Shakespeare can help us to develop "democratic practices that embrace the thoughts and talents of multitudes..." More in our America's Next 250 blog series at the link in our bio! www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
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@folger.eduWho doesn’t like the occasional dip into someone else’s personal correspondence? The Folger’s collection of 16th and 17th century letters gets us up close and personal with some of the period’s most famous and infamous people. Today we take a look at John Donne: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
@folger.eduGo behind the scenes with costume designer Mika Eubanks (@mika_eubanksdesigns) who is creating the 1950s looks for Folger Theatre's "Measure for Measure."
@folger.eduAudiences today continue to debate the questions that "Measure for Measure" raises. While it may be one of Shakespeare’s less frequently performed works, several quotes from it are well known. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
@folger.edu"The Bard in the Borderlands" (@acmrs.bsky.social), a three-volume anthology of plays by Chicanx and Indigenous playwrights, explores the possibilities of retelling Shakespeare through the culture, language, and traditions of “the borderlands.” More on the podcast: www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...
@folger.eduShakespeare lived through climate change, too. Scholar Harry R. McCarthy says characters in the plays—from Titania to Viola to the courtiers in "The Temptest"—show the power in catastrophic times of turning "our thoughts to the collective over the individual." www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
@folger.eduOne of Shakespeare’s most appealing yet perhaps underpraised talents is his ability to readily coin insults that fit the moment and the mood. Try our quiz about a few of the many memorable insults in Shakespeare’s plays. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...
@folger.eduNow on the blog, Assistant Curator of Collections Johnna Champion explores a variety of collection items that show the mixed responses to "Measure for Measure" over the centuries.
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