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Folger Theatre Presents the World Premiere of Lauren M. Gunderson's A ROOM IN THE CASTLE


by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2025

Folger Theatre and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have announced the world-premiere production of A Room in the Castle, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from the perspectives of the women within the troubled castle walls....

Holly Twyford Performs With Folger Consort For Valentine's Day Weekend Concerts


by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2025

Folger Consort, the award-winning early music ensemble-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, invites audiences to celebrate music, love, and poetry with four concerts of The Love Birds: Chaucer's A Parlement of Foules....

Opera Lafayette Receives $410,000 Ford Foundation Grant


by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2024

Opera Lafayette has announced that The Ford Foundation has awarded the opera company a $410,000 grant in support of its upcoming performance and recording of Morgiane by Edmond Dédé....

Folger Consort Opens 2024/25 Season With Early Italian Music In September


by A.A. Cristi - August 14, 2024

Folger Consort opens its 2024/25 season in September with a performance of early Italian music, showcasing compositions from the medieval and Renaissance periods....

Folger Shakespeare Library Announces a Diverse Line-Up of Free Summer Programming and Events


by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2024

The Folger Shakespeare Library has announced its slate of free summer programming for the months of July and August, 2024. ...

Folger Shakespeare Library Reveals 2024-25 Season Featuring ROMEO AND JULIET & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 28, 2024

The Folger Shakespeare Library has revealed its 2024-2025 Season theme of Whose Democracy? See the season and learn how to purchase tickets....

Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Folger Theatre


by Rachael F. Goldberg - February 23, 2024

'Where We Belong' is a beautiful production, with a gorgeous script and an entrancing quality that can be attributed to the best of theatrical experiences. It shares some hard truths, some heart-wrenching moments and realizations, and challenges perspectives, but the love and care that shines throug...

Photos: First Look At Madeline Sayet In WHERE WE BELONG At Folger Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2024

See first look photos of Where We Belong, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo. Where We Belong is on stage at Folger Theatre from February 15 through March 10, 2024. Tickets are $20-$84. ...

Folger Shakespeare Library To Open New Galleries, Café and Shop On June 21


by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2024

Folger Shakespeare Library announces its reopening on June 21, 2024. Press contact: Garland Scott, 202.675.0342 / gscott@folger.edu....

Photos/Video: Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Presents WHERE WE BELONG


by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2024

Following a world premiere film adaptation in 2021 and a successful 2022-23 national tour, Folger Theatre, in association with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, announces the return of Where We Belong, written and performed by Madeline Sayet and directed by Mei Ann Teo. Where We Belong is on stage at ...

Past Shows


Folger Consort presents The Love Birds: Chaucer's A Parlement of Foules, a celebration of love and music just in time for Valentine's Day. This program ...


Folger Consort opens its 2024/25 season with a series of concerts titled Tale of Two Cities: Music of Florence and Venice, featuring early music from ...


Folger Consort, the early music ensemble in residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library, will make available a virtual holiday-themed concert for on-demand streaming via the ...

The Way of the World
The Way of the World
1/9 - 2/11/2018


Mae is a sweet-natured woman with just a little baggage-a $600 million inheritance. When her womanizing boyfriend Henry seduces her aunt, both women become the ...

Videos


Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS in Washington, DC Season 18: CONSTELLATIONS and HEAD OVER HEELS
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INSeries presents: Poppea in Washington, DC INSeries presents: Poppea
IN Series (3/14 - 3/29) Tracker
CONSTELLATIONS in Washington, DC CONSTELLATIONS
Constellation Theatre Company (2/6 - 3/9) Tracker
Kunene and the King in Washington, DC Kunene and the King
Klein Theatre - Shakespeare Theatre Company (2/16 - 3/16) Tracker
Blame It On Beckett in Washington, DC Blame It On Beckett
The Writers Center (3/14 - 3/30) Tracker
The Dumb Waiter in Washington, DC The Dumb Waiter
DC Arts Center (3/7 - 3/23) Tracker
König der Löwen - Live in Concert in Washington, DC König der Löwen - Live in Concert
Theater am Potsdamer Platz (3/8 - 3/8)
Footloose - Das Musical in Washington, DC Footloose - Das Musical
Theater am Potsdamer Platz (3/21 - 3/23)
La Bohème in Washington, DC La Bohème
Catholic University - Hartke Theatre (3/27 - 3/30)
Sister Act in Washington, DC Sister Act
Ford's Theatre (3/14 - 5/17)
Sofonisba in Washington, DC Sofonisba
Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre (4/10 - 5/4)
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