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If you have any questions, would like to arrange an interview or story, or request images, please contact us at press@folger.edu or 202-608-1703.
Colleen Kennedy
Senior Communications Manager
Melanie Bender Martin
Director of Marketing and Communications
Recent press releases
Folger Shakespeare Library Names David Kilpatrick as Director of Learning and Education Programs
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Folger Shakespeare Library Names David Kilpatrick as Director of Learning and Education Programs
Press release: September 18, 2025
Folger Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for "Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare"
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Folger Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for "Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare"
Press release: August 21, 2025
Folger Shakespeare Library Announces 2025-26 O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
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Folger Shakespeare Library Announces 2025-26 O.B. Hardison Poetry Series
Press release: July 10, 2025
Folger Consort Announces 2025-26 Season of Early Music
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Folger Consort Announces 2025-26 Season of Early Music
Press release: June 12, 2025
Folger Shakespeare Library’s "DC, I Love You" Brings Real Love Stories to Life in the District Neighborhoods of Mount Pleasant and Capitol Hill
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Folger Shakespeare Library’s "DC, I Love You" Brings Real Love Stories to Life in the District Neighborhoods of Mount Pleasant and Capitol Hill
Press release: May 6, 2025