Friends, Romans, Learners:

Join us for two rewarding and comprehensive days of teaching and learning at the Folger Shakespeare Library. 

Learn essential teaching practices

Explore the power and usefulness of Shakespeare’s works in schools and beyond. You’ll spend two days immersed in Folger Method activities: first as a learner and then as an educator to consider the broader implications of how this approach functions in practice. Together we’ll dig into what this looks like with different class sizes and student levels.

By the end of the Weekend Intensive, you’ll leave the Folger with lessons and essential practices ready to use on Monday. Sessions will be led by Dr. Deborah Gascon, Folger Mentor Teacher and Liam Dempsey, Associate Director of Education at the Folger Shakespeare Library. 

Explore the Folger collection

Spend hands-on time with rare materials, including items related to Julius Caesar and productions of Shakespeare plays staged across the globe. Throughout the weekend, you’ll consider how to integrate these primary sources into your own teaching. 

Discover the home of the world’s largest Shakespeare collection. Explore 82 of Shakespeare’s First Folios from 1623 — the book where half of Shakespeare’s plays appeared for the first time, including Julius Caesar — a working printing press, our exhibition halls focused on Shakespeare’s works and enduring presence, and our historic spaces designed in Tudor fashion.

See a play on the Folger stage

Attend Folger Theatre’s production of Julius X: A Re-envisioning of the Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Written by award-winning writer, journalist, and podcast host Al Letson and directed by Nicole Brewer, the play blends the drama of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with the story of Civil Rights leader Malcolm X.