FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
About
The award-winning Folger Theatre in our nation’s capital bridges the arts and humanities through transformational performances and programming that speak inclusively to the human experience.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Karen Ann Daniels, Folger Theatre continues its legacy through exciting interpretations and adaptations of Shakespeare and expands the classical canon through cultivating today’s artists and commissioning new work that is in dialogue with the concerns and issues of our time. Folger Theatre thrives both on its historical stage and in the community, engaging audiences wherever they happen to be.
“The Folger has emerged as a wonderfully receptive staging ground for innovative approaches to the classics.”
Photo Credits: Folger Theatre, Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Adapted by William Davenant, Directed by Robert Richmond with music by Folger Consort. Pictured Ethan Watermeier, Rachel Montgomery and Emily Noel.
Folger Theatre, Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor’s Lost, Directed by Vivienne Benesch. Pictured Matt Dallal, Jack Schmitt, Joshua David Robinson and Zachary Fine.
Folger Theatre, Shakespeare’s King John, Directed by Aaron Posner Pictured Kate Eastwood Norris, Elan Zafir and Megan Graves.
Folger Theatre, Shakespeare’s 1 Henry IV, Directed by Rosa Joshi. Pictured Edward Gero and Avery Whitted.