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Playwrights Malik Work and Karen Ann Daniels share more the creation of Our Verse in Time to Come and spring boarding off Shakespeare.

"Nowhere does Shakespeare attend more to theatrical enterprise and potential than in A Midsummer Night's Dream," writes Michele Osherow, Folger Theatre's resident dramaturg. "It makes the play irresistible to those who practice theatre and to those who crave its incomparable pleasures." Read more in this playbill excerpt from Folger Theatre's new production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," onstage through August 28 as part of "The Playhouse" at the National Building Museum.

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

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.

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.

This month, Shakespeare theaters across the country are bringing live theater back! Take a look at what the Folger's theater partners have onstage this month, along with virtual talks, online streaming shows, and audio productions.

We asked some of our Shakespeare theater partners what the events of 2020 had illuminated for them about Shakespeare and theater.

Shakespeare companies have lots of creative programs happening this month both online and in-person. Here’s what the Folger’s theater partners are up to this November.

There are a ton of places to watch Shakespeare in October, both online and in-person. Here’s what the Folger’s theater partners are up to this month.

Check out a mix of innovative online programming and safely socially-distanced in-person performances from Shakespeare companies across the US.

Here's how to watch Shakespeare from home this month, featuring performances from your favorite theater companies and films on streaming platforms like Amazon Prime, Hulu, Netflix.

Every month, we check in with our theater partners to give you a look at Shakespeare across the United States. Here's what's on in February.