Bring your students to the Folger to experience the enjoyment 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. Free study guides are mailed to participating schools before the performance and are available online through the link at right.
Call the Folger Theatre Box Office at (202) 544-7077 for the ending time for each play and to check on a production's suitability for younger students (Please note that plays begin rehearsing four to six weeks before opening; we will have no information on appropriate age or grade levels until plays are in rehearsal.) Come early and eat your lunch in our Great Hall or garden. Admission is $18.
Much Ado About Nothing
Reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick conceal their attraction behind a “merry war” of wit, but love conquers all—eventually—in Shakespeare’s romantic, clever comedy. The play’s musical language resonates with Afro-Caribbean rhythm in this colorful production.
Wednesday, November 4
Thursday, November 12
Orestes: A Tragic Romp
The war is over, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra murdered, the palace surrounded, and Orestes and Electra await the judgment of the citizens and the gods. Euripides’ gripping drama is deftly re-imagined by playwright Anne Washburn in this razor-sharp modern adaptation.
Wednesday, February 10
Hamlet
Dark deeds abound in Denmark. Haunted by his father’s ghost, Prince Hamlet seeks truth—and revenge. In arguably the greatest play of the English language, Shakespeare paints an enigmatic portrait of a man grappling with life, love, and the specter of death.
Wednesday, May 5
Thursday, May 20
Thursday, May 27
