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Our award-winning Folger Theatre, in our nation’s capital, bridges the arts and humanities through transformational performances and programming that speak inclusively to the human experience.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
In a violent world, two young people from warring families fall in love. How can they safeguard their future when the systems meant to protect them fail?
October 1 – November 10, 2024
Creative Conversations: Romeo and Juliet
Creative Conversations: Romeo and Juliet
Creative team members of Romeo and Juliet, sit down with Karen Ann Daniels, Artistic Director of Folger Theatre, to discuss the production.
Fri, Oct 4, 2024 at 6:30pm
Pre-Show Talk with Margo Hendricks and Jeannette Christensen, moderated by Kathryn Vomero Santos
Pre-Show Talk with Margo Hendricks and Jeannette Christensen, moderated by Kathryn Vomero Santos
A pre-show conversation about themes of race, politics, power, and, of course, love in Folger Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet.
Fri, Oct 11 at 6:30pm
A Room in the Castle
A Room in the Castle
This retelling of Hamlet from the perspective of the women of the story offers up what it’s like to be on the other end of a wild prince’s antics while delivering a message of defiant hope.
March 4 – April 6, 2025
Creative Conversations:
A Room in the Castle
Creative Conversations:
A Room in the Castle
Creative Conversations:
A Room in the Castle
Creative team members of A Room in the Castle, sit down with Karen Ann Daniels, Artistic Director of Folger Theatre, to discuss the production.
Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 6:30pm
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
A playful interpretation of a beloved Shakespeare comedy that brings gender fluidity, mistaken identities, and what it means to move between worlds into a joyful discovery of love.
May 13 – June 22, 2025
Creative Conversations: Twelfth Night
Creative Conversations: Twelfth Night
Creative team members of Twelfth Night, sit down with Karen Ann Daniels, Artistic Director of Folger Theatre, to discuss the production.
Fri, May 16, 2025 at 6:30pm