Johnna Champion
Sarah Siddons: "Tragedy Personified"
Actress Sarah Siddons was 18th-century London’s best-known tragedienne, most famous for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth. An assortment of objects from our collection show her rise as an early star of modern celebrity culture.
Collection Connections: 'A Haunting on the Hill'
We revisit Johnna Champion’s October 2025 presentation as part of our Folger Book Club discussion of Elizabeth Hand’s A Haunting on the Hill.
Julius Caesar meets Julius X
Discover books, costume sketches, and theatrical props for Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in the Folger collection along with items from Folger Theatre’s production of Al Letson’s Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
Folger Finds: Women and Shakespeare
Explore First Folios owned by two 17th-century women, a prop dagger used by a leading actress of the late 19th century, and scripts and programs from a 20th-century women’s theater in Japan that’s still performing Shakespeare today.
Twelfth Night in the Folger Collection
Our assistant curator highlights a new acquisition and other material in our collection related to Twelfth Night
Charlotte Cushman and Twelfth Night
19th-century audiences adored Charlotte Cushman in Shakespeare, including Hamlet and Romeo but also Viola (and Cesario). Check out these Twelfth Night finds in our collection.