Julius Caesar
Louis Butelli on Cassius’ Philosophy (Part I of II)
Stranger, here you will do well to tarry; here our highest good is pleasure -Inscription over…
Louis Butelli on Returning to the Folger as Cassius
For ever, and for ever farewell, Brutus! / If we do meet again, we’ll smile indeed -Cassius, V.i Hello again from your friend Louis Butelli. I’ll be returning to the Folger Theatre this fall to play Cassius in Robert Richmond’s production of…
Louis Butelli: Ferguson, ISIS, and Caesar
Maurice Jones as Mark Antony in Folger’s Julius Caesar. Photo by James Kegley Hello again! Your pal Louis Butelli here with the second in a series of blog posts in advance of Folger Theatre’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.…
Sneak Peek of Jim Hunter's Lighting Design for Julius Caesar
The exhalations whizzing in the air / Give so much light that I may read by them (Julius Caesar, II.i.46-47) Today’s guest post comes from Jim Hunter, the lighting designer for Julius Caesar. Jim is a professor of theatrical design at the University of South…
Backstage Photos from the Folger Theatre 2014-2015 Season Photoshoot
In the Studio: Recording Julius Caesar
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.…
Ira Glass: "Shakespeare S*cks???"
Your friendly neighborhood blogger, Louis Butelli. Hello once again from your friend Louis Butelli. The folks here at the Folger Production Diary have asked me to contribute some late summer entries before rehearsals begin for the Folger’s upcoming production of…
Robert Richmond & Kingdom of Heaven
Well, hello! It’s your Folger blogfriend Louis here. There are a couple of things that it now seems prudent to reveal to you, if you’re there. The first thing to say is that I’ve been cheating on you, just a…