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Searching for Shakespeare: Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare’s First Folio

Join us to celebrate Shakespeare—and the 400th anniversary of the printing of the First Folio—the entire month of April, in partnership with DC Public Library.

Searching for Shakespeare includes an exhibition, a world-premiere play, a citywide scavenger hunt, Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture, family programs, workshops, and more at DC Public Library locations in all eight wards of Washington, DC.

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Folger Theatre

Our award-winning theater produces bold interpretations and adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays and new works.

Our Verse in Time to Come @ DC Public Library

Our Verse in Time to Come @ DC Public Library

Inspired by the works and words of Shakespeare, this new Folger-commissioned play bridges the past with the present through verse, song and memory, and interrogates whose stories remain and whose role it is to ensure they survive.
Sat, Apr 1 — Sun, Apr 23, 2023
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Multiple venues
Our Verse in Time to Come @ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
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Our Verse in Time to Come @ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

Inspired by the works and words of Shakespeare, this new Folger-commissioned play bridges the past with the present through verse, song and memory, and interrogates whose stories remain and whose role it is to ensure they survive.
Tue, Apr 25 — Sun, Apr 30, 2023
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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Folger Gala

Folger Gala

Join us Saturday, April 29, for the annual Folger Gala. Tickets for this fundraising event begin at $750.

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Folger Consort

Our early music ensemble-in-residence offering award-winning performances, seminars, and recordings.

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Folger Consort with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble: Early Music Seminar
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Folger Consort with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble: Early Music Seminar

Join Artistic Director Robert Eisenstein for a look at the history behind the music performed in Folger Consort’s upcoming program.
May 03, 2023, 6pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Folger Consort with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble
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Folger Consort with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble

Folger Consort performs early music with Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble.
Fri, May 05 — Sun, May 07, 2023
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St. Mark's Church
Words, Words, Words: Folger’s Virtual Book Club
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Words, Words, Words: The Folger's virtual book club

Join us as we search the stacks for our favorite novels inspired by Shakespeare, the early modern era, and the Folger collection. Our picks range from historical fiction to adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, encompassing a wide variety of genres—all sourced from a different independent DC bookstore partner each month. This informal Book Club is free and open to all.

The O.B. Hardison Poetry Series

Join us at in-person and virtual readings for our 54th season of poetry.

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Eudora Welty Lecture: Elizabeth Strout

Eudora Welty Lecture: Elizabeth Strout

Elizabeth Strout presents a lecture for the Eudora Welty Foundation. Ann Patchett, last year’s lecturer, introduces her.
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 7:30pm
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National Press Club
Folger Poetry Board Reading: Naomi Shihab Nye

Folger Poetry Board Reading: Naomi Shihab Nye

Award-winning Palestinian-American poet and writer Naomi Shihab Nye reads her favorite poems and from her own work.
Wed, May 10, 2023 7:30pm
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The Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Virtual poetry workshop with Naomi Shihab Nye

Virtual workshop with Naomi Shihab Nye

Celebrated poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye leads a virtual writing workshop.
Mon, May 8, 2023 6:30pm ET
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Folger Virtual
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Exhibitions

When the building reopens to the public, there will be permanent and temporary exhibitions available year-round in two large exhibition halls.

In April 2023, find us on the road at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in downtown DC with Pass the Story On: Shakespeare’s First Folio at 400.

Ticket information

Contact the Folger Box Office at (202) 544-7077 or folgerboxoffice@folger.edu.

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