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Quick list of what's on by date:
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April 21–October 20, 2012
Elizabethan Garden Tour
Explore our garden, inspired by herbal references in Shakespeare's plays and also incorporating plants popular in his time, including lavender, creeping thyme, and English ivy; a knot garden; and Shakespearean statues by American sculptor Greg Wyatt. Folger docents offer insights into plantings, Elizabethan customs, and more.
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May 1–June 10, 2012
The Taming of the Shrew
The battle of the sexes wages on as the arrogant Petruchio and the headstrong Kate face off in Shakespeare’s comedic examination of the institution of marriage and the journey toward love.
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June 4, 2012
Exhibition Opening
Open City: London, 1500–1700
Celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition with remarks and a reception in the Folger's Great Hall.
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June 5–September 30, 2012
Open City: London, 1500–1700
Over the course of two centuries, London changed from the capital of England, secure within its medieval walls, to a metropolitan seat of empire. The city was shaped both by rapid population growth and natural disasters. Such events had a significant impact on the built environment, opening up spaces for repurposing. Open City explores activities and pressures that altered Londoners’ sense of community, focusing especially on three types of institutions that touched everyday lives: church, theater, and market.
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June 18, 2012
John Schofield: St. Paul’s Cathedral before Christopher Wren
Dr. John Schofield, the Cathedral Archaeologist for St. Paul’s Cathedral, discusses how recent archaeological and historical research is now reconstructing the medieval cathedral that once stood on the site of the current Cathedral, which was built to the design of English architect Sir Christopher Wren as part of a major rebuilding program following the 1666 Great Fire of London.
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June 23, 2012
Shake Up Your Saturdays! Open City: London, 1500–1700
Explore the Folger exhibition Open City: London, 1500-1700 through interactive theatre games, exhibit related activities, and a scavenger hunt that allows you to discover the treasures in the Folger Great Hall.
Registration Required. Email educate@folger.edu or call 202-675–0395
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July 9, 2012
Ralph Alan Cohen on Blackfriars: “The Most Convenient Place”
Before it became synonymous with a theatre, The Blackfriars was a London precinct literally at the nexus of the City, the Church, and the Court. Its ideal location at the intersection of London’s two rivers and just minutes from St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Inns of Court made it prime real estate for the rich, while its status as a “liberty” of the city and a sanctuary from authority made it a favorite haunt of London’s non-conformists. Cohen looks at how the place and the playhouse mirrored one another and made the Blackfriars the place to be and the place be seen.
Ralph Alan Cohen is Director of Mission and Co-Founder of the American Shakespeare Center. He served as project director for the building of a replica of the Blackfriars Playhouse at the American Shakespeare Center.
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July 30, 2012
David Schalkwyk and actors from Taffety Punk: Readings from The Roaring Girl
Actors from Washington’s Taffety Punk Theatre Company present a staged dramatic reading of excerpts of The Roaring Girl, a bold, brilliant play by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker. The play was first produced in 1611 and was restaged famously in the 1980s by the Royal Shakespeare Company. David Schalkwyk, Folger’s director of research, talks about why this “city comedy” reveals so much about Jacobean London.
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August 4, 2012
Shake Up Your Saturdays! Open City: London, 1500–1700
Explore the Folger exhibition Open City: London, 1500-1700 through interactive theatre games, exhibit related activities, and a scavenger hunt that allows you to discover the treasures in the Folger Great Hall.
Registration Required. Email educate@folger.edu or call 202-675–0395
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Ongoing, Monday–Saturday
The Shakespeare Gallery
Explore the Folger through our visitor film, digitally leaf through a First Folio with our touchscreen kiosk, and explore our collection through special exhibitions that connect with current programs.
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