On May 4, 2023 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to Shakespeare, gaming, and grief.
EXPLORE different ways digital technologies are applied to Shakespeare
- Continuing the celebration: Preserving birthday-related digital ephemera
- Digital humanities and Macbeth’s “creepiest” word
- Hamlet 360: Virtual Reality Shakespeare
- The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Digital Tempest
LEARN more about Shakespeare and gaming
- The game’s the thing (by presenter Dr. Erin Sullivan)
- Gaming and grieving with Shakespeare: Gabrielle Zevin’s new novel puts the ghostliness in gameplay
- Fortune’s Fools: early tarot cards
- Rough Magic: Performing Shakespeare Through Gaming Technology
REFLECT on early modern approaches to death and grieving
- Dancing Skeletons and Human Hair: Remembrance, Memento Mori, and Material Culture
- Three chords and the truth
- The art of dying
DISCOVER Shakespeare’s own sources of inspiration
- Shakespeare’s muses: The magic in his method
- Jonathan Bate on the Classics and Shakespeare
- Shakespeare and Folktales
We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program
Join us for a future event
Folger Salon with Anne-Claire Michoux, Jagrut Raval, and Mads Sheahan
Folger Salon with Anne-Claire Michoux, Jagrut Raval, and Mads Sheahan
Learn about research happening at the Folger in real time! Each month, Folger Institute scholar and artist fellows will share their most exciting finds and thought-provoking challenges, followed by casual open conversation.
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 4:30pm
Folger Book Club: 'Diavola' by Jennifer Thorne
Folger Book Club: 'Diavola' by Jennifer Thorne
Our traditional spooky reads asks the question, what’s scarier: a Renaissance ghost bent on destruction, or spending a week-long vacation with one’s own family?
Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30pm
Family Workshop: Haunted Learning Lab
Family Workshop: Haunted Learning Lab
In this free workshop, families will learn about supernatural characters in Shakespeare’s plays and recreate one of his most iconic spooky scenes.
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 11:30am & 1pm
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