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Expert teaching artists guide participants in a range of subjects from poetry to English country dance.
Family Workshop: The Fantastical World of Shakespeare
Family Workshop: The Fantastical World of Shakespeare
Dive into the fantasy world of Shakespeare and explore the world of fairies and wizards! Choose from two free workshops for ages 5-7 and ages 8-11.
Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 11:30am & 1pm
Make Hamlet Your Own: A Rewriting Workshop | The Reading Room Festival
Make Hamlet Your Own: A Rewriting Workshop
This interactive workshop offers participants a hands-on opportunity to rewrite key passages from Shakespeare's Hamlet from their own cultural perspectives.
Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 11am
DC, I Love You | The Reading Room Festival 2025
DC, I Love You
"DC, I Love You" is an immersive performance experience that brings real love stories to life across the neighborhoods where they originated. This workshop at the Reading Room Festival offers a first look at one of the scripts.
Sat, Feb 01, 2025, 12pm
Translating Shakespeare's English into ASL | The Reading Room Festival
Translating Shakespeare's English into ASL
In this workshop, learn about the challenges and opportunities that occur when translating Shakespeare's works into American Sign Language, with specific examples from Hamlet.
Sun, Feb 02, 2025, 11am
Workshop and Community Read: "Sweet Blood" with Camille Simone Thomas
Workshop and Community Read: "Sweet Blood" with Camille Simone Thomas
Join Whose Democracy? Artist Fellow Camille Simone Thomas for a workshop and community read of her speculative historical fiction play "Sweet Blood," set in 1727 Jamaica.
Sat, Feb 08, 2025 at 3:30pm
Limited Tickets
Family Workshop: The Art of the Shakespearean Power Player
Family Workshop: The Art of the Shakespearean Power Player
Families will dive into themes from our temporary exhibition, “How to Be A Power Player: Tudor Edition,” and connect them to Shakespeare’s words. Choose from two free workshops for ages 5-7 and ages 8-11.
Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 11:30am & 1pm
DIY at the Folger: Miniatures
DIY at the Folger: Miniatures
Make your own self-portrait, fit for the Tudor court! This free activity is inspired by the miniatures on display in the temporary exhibition, “How to Be a Power Player: Tudor Edition."
Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 11:30am
Family Workshop: A Power Player Spectacle
Family Workshop: A Power Player Spectacle
Join the Folger as we use our how-to guide to power playing and the words of Shakespeare to create our own spectacular production! Choose from two free workshops for ages 5-7 and ages 8-11.
Sat, May 3, 2025 at 11:30am & 1pm
DIY at the Folger: The Tudor Ruff
DIY at the Folger: The Tudor Ruff
Create and model the fashionable accessory that is the ruff! Join us for this free activity inspired by our temporary exhibition, “How to Be a Power Player: Tudor Edition."
Wed, Jun 18, 2025, 11:30am