Ben Lauer

This week at The Playhouse, take an in-depth look at the Folger’s renovation with its designers, make your own miniature comic book, and jam out to tunes by Justin Trawick and the Common Good.

Plan your perfect summer and we’ll tell you which character you are in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

This week at The Playhouse, join a hip-hop Shakespeare workshop from artist Malik Work, and much more.

Every week, there’s something new happening at The Playhouse. Check out special events going on July 25 – 31.

If you’re seeing “Much Ado About Nothing” for the first time, or the hundredth time, what should you look for?

Find out what’s onstage at Shakespeare theaters across the United States this summer.

Read our round-up of May performances from Shakespeare theaters across the country.

April 23 is Shakespeare’s birthday, and this month offers a plethora of ways to celebrate!

The Folger has some really fantastic Bottoms. Seriously! Just look at these Bottoms!

Take a look at what the Folger’s theater partners have on stage this March, including a long-awaited ‘Hamlet’ in Cincinnati, ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ in Atlanta, and ‘The Merchant of Venice,’ with John Douglas Thompson, coming to Washington, DC.

There’s nothing intuitive about a month with 28 (sometimes 29) days and an unpredictable number of Rs in its name. But once you see what the Folger’s theater partners have onstage this month, seeing a show at a theater near…

This January, new productions kick off at the Atlanta Shakespeare Company and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Plus, streaming productions of Macbeth, a podcast returns, and a new audio play.