To reserve your tickets, call the Folger Theatre Box Office at (202) 544–7077.
Experience the excitement of live theater with a student matinee! These full-length, weekday Folger Theatre performances begin at 11:30am and are followed by post-show discussions with members of the cast. Come early and eat your lunch in our Great Hall or Elizabeth Garden.
Free study guides are mailed to participating schools before the performance and are available online through the link at right.
Box Office staff can also share the ending time for each play and the production's suitability for younger students.
Student matinees are $20 per ticket.
The Taming of the Shrew
Headstrong Kate and her demure younger sister, Bianca, discover true love in the unlikeliest of places with witty wordplay and outlandish situations in Shakespeare's classicly controversial romantic comedy. Director Aaron Posner returns with real-life husband and wife Cody Nickell and Kate Eastwood Norris in a sparring match enlivened by original live music.
May 10, 2012
Accent a performance with a tour for up to 50 students of the Folger exhibition Shakespeare's Sisters: Voices of English and European Writers, 1500-1700. Call (202) 675-0395 for details or email educate@folger.edu.
