Join us at the Folger on the third Friday of selected months for a series of FREE talks prior to other evening performances and events. These short programs further enhance the Folger's exhibitions, theater, music, and literary offerings.
Friday, November 20 at 6:30pm
Simon Reade, a former literary agent for the Royal Shakespeare Company and former artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, reads from his new book, Dear Mr. Shakespeare, which is written as a series of fictional and frequently humorous letters, notes, and e-mails from agents, film and theatre producers, and directors in reply to Shakespeare's imagined submission of the most famous plays in the English language. In the Founders Room.
Friday, December 18 at 6:30pm
Steven Galbraith, Folger's Curator of Books, highlights items from the Folger collection.
Folger Friday event listings will be periodically updated throughout the season, so please check back for announcements of new events.