Folger Theatre
Truly Rooted in DC: Folger Artistic Director Karen Ann Daniels Offers a First Look at 'As You Like It'
In this Q&A, Karen Ann Daniels discusses anchoring her spring 2026 production of As You Like It in DC culture.
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
A Trifecta of Love for Faith, Community, and Brotherhood
Director Nicole Brewer shares a first look at Julius X, which opens the Folger Theatre 2025-2026 season in September.
Henry V, Tupac, and the Power of Verse
Playwright and Broadway star Jacob Ming-Trent discusses How Shakespeare Saved My Life, part of the Folger Theatre 2025-2026 season.
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
Q&A with Twelfth Night director Mei Ann Teo
Director Mei Ann Teo shares the vision for Folger Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night. Shakespearean original practice, the soulful pop of local icon composer Be Steadwell, and an ensemble proposition all inform a production that Teo describes as “hilarious, sexy, and devastating.”
Play on!: An interview with "Twelfth Night" composer Be Steadwell
Folger Theatre’s Twelfth Night begins performances May 13. Composer Be Steadwell shares how The Cure, Elizabethan traditional ballads, the underground club scene in Berlin, and queer ball culture all inspire the songs for this production.
Folger Theatre Closes Its 2024-25 Season with a Sexy, Joyful Twelfth Night Directed by Mei Ann Teo
Press release: April 10, 2025
Folger Theatre Announces Upcoming 2025-26 Season of Plays
Press release: April 8, 2025
The Hamlet variations
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is having a moment—actually two, with A Room in the Castle and The Comedy of Hamlet! (a prequel) exploring Shakespeare’s characters before, during, and after the events of his greatest tragedy.
Folger Theatre Presents the World Premiere of Lauren M. Gunderson’s A Room in the Castle
Press release: January 28, 2025
Folger Theatre Announces Lineup of Events for Third Annual Reading Room Festival
Press release: January 9, 2025