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 organizations for their generous support of this program


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Artists in the Archives: A conversation with Alexander D’Agostino and Mindy Stricke

Artists in the Archives: A conversation with Alexander D’Agostino and Mindy Stricke
Join us for a virtual conversation with two Folger Institute fellows on how they integrate collections research and creative process.
Tue, Jun 06, 2023, 6pm
Shakespeare Lightning Round: Brian B. Crowe

Shakespeare Lightning Round: Brian B. Crowe
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey's next artistic directors shares his hot takes on the Bard.
Monday, June 12, 5pm ET
How to Teach ANY Play or Novel Fast & With Rigor

How to Teach ANY Play or Novel Fast & With Rigor
Join us for this invigorating 2-day course where you will learn how to teach any play or novel deeply and powerfully in as few as two weeks (or less)!
Tues, June 27 - Wed, June 28, 2023
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