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“Freshly remembered”: Modern spins on Shakespeare’s St. Crispin’s Day speech
actor Bill Pullman
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“Freshly remembered”: Modern spins on Shakespeare’s St. Crispin’s Day speech

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Austin Tichenor

Actor Bill Pullman in a 2021 ad for Budweiser As proof that Shakespeare continues to inspire, one need look no further than a beer commercial that aired this past Fourth of July. Budweiser hired actor Bill Pullman to give a…

Excerpt: 'Shakespeare and Lost Plays' by David McInnis
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Excerpt: 'Shakespeare and Lost Plays' by David McInnis

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When it comes to the theatrical landscape of Shakespeare's London, there are the plays whose names we are familiar with — plays like Hamlet and Henry V — and then there are the plays that were being performed around the same time and that Shakespeare's audiences would have known well, but that are lost to us today. Read an excerpt from a new book about these plays.
The King, Prince Hal, and Falstaff: Shakespeare’s father-son triangle onstage and onscreen
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The King, Prince Hal, and Falstaff: Shakespeare’s father-son triangle onstage and onscreen

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Austin Tichenor

Timothée Chalamet (Hal) in The King, 2019. IMDB One of Shakespeare’s most moving love triangles isn’t romantic, it’s filial. The tension between Prince Hal and his two father figures — King Henry IV and Sir John Falstaff — fuels both…

Mistress Quickly: From Hostess in 'Henry IV Part 1' to Fairy Queen in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
Falstaff and Mistress Quickly
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Mistress Quickly: From Hostess in 'Henry IV Part 1' to Fairy Queen in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'

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Georgianna Ziegler
The Hostess seems to have been a favorite character from the beginning, ruling the tavern where Prince Hal hangs out with Falstaff. Evidently aware of her popularity with audiences, Shakespeare developed her character further in later plays, where she evolves into Mistress Quickly.
Shakespeare's patriotic empathy
Photograph from Laurence Olivier's movie of Henry V
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Shakespeare's patriotic empathy

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Austin Tichenor
Austin Tichenor writes about Shakespeare's history plays, the political considerations of the day, and patriotic portrayals centuries later.
Laurence Olivier, Henry V, and Shakespeare on film
Laurence Olivier - Henry V
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Laurence Olivier, Henry V, and Shakespeare on film

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Esther French
Laurence Olivier's film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry V" during World War II was only the third Shakespeare film ever to receive Oscar recognition.
A Photographic Facsimile from 1857
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A Photographic Facsimile from 1857

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Erin Blake

The July Crocodile Mystery showed a “detail from a printed play” and asked what’s up with the strangely uneven tone of the page. What’s up is that although the text is printed, it is not printed in ink. It is a…

Louis Butelli: "This Our Lofty Scene"
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Louis Butelli: "This Our Lofty Scene"

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Louis Butelli

Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli, currently playing Cassius in Folger Theatre’s Julius Caesar. We’re in the home stretch: we must close on December 7. Come on down and see us!  One of the fascinating things about performing in…

Louis Butelli: "Come, Cassius' Sword"
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Louis Butelli: "Come, Cassius' Sword"

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Louis Butelli

By your leave, gods:—this is a Roman’s part Come, Cassius’ sword -Julius Caesar, V.ii.100  One of the great challenges of playing Cassius in Folger Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar is (spoiler alert!) committing suicide on-stage eight times a week. Louis…

In the Studio: Recording Julius Caesar
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In the Studio: Recording Julius Caesar

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Katharine Pitt

The very talented Robert Richmond (the upcoming Julius Caesar, Richard III, Twelfth Night, Henry V, and Henry VIII) returned to Omega Studios last week along with a cast of Folger favorites to record Julius Caesar in advance of the production opening in October.…

Louis Butelli: Literary Spelunking
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Louis Butelli: Literary Spelunking

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Louis Butelli

King Henry (Zach Appelman, top) leads his men into battle in Henry V. Photo by Scott Suchman. Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli! Last week, we closed Folger Theatre’s Henry V. It was a great run: some stellar crowds,…

Louis Butelli: Here's a Health to the Company
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Louis Butelli: Here's a Health to the Company

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Louis Butelli

Louis Butelli stars in Henry V at the Folger. Hello again from your pal Louis Butelli! Well, here we are, in the midst of our final week of Henry V at the Folger Theatre. It’s a special week for a…

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