Folger Elizabethan Theatre
Past Events
Many events have been hosted previously at the Folger Elizabethan Theatre. HistoryGuide currently has 51 past event listings in its database, shown below.
| Date | Event Information |
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| Every Sun Every Sun Every Tue More... | The Comedy of Errors. A shipwreck, one of Shakespeare's favorite launching devices, starts off this comedy's craziness of coincidence and confusion. A… (Performance - Show Comedy) 202-544-7077. |
| Every Sun Every Tue Every Wed More... | The Merry Wives of Windsor. Falstaff's dubious plan to woo Windsor's wealthy housewives is met with hilarious retaliation, when the ladies devise a plot to… (Performance - Theater) |
| 01/11/07 01/12/07 01/13/07 More... | King Lear. King Lear is performed live. (Performance - Theater) 202-544-7077. |
| 03/09/07 03/10/07 03/10/07 | Ballads and Brawls for the Bard. Ballads and Brawls for the Bard is performed live. (Performance - Musical) 202-544-7077. |
| 04/13/07 04/14/07 04/14/07 | The Fairy Queen. The Fairy Queen is performed live. (Performance - Musical) 202-544-7077. |
| 05/10/07 05/11/07 05/12/07 More... | The Tempest. The Tempest is performed live. (Performance - Theater) 202-544-7077. |
| 01/30/10 02/03/10 02/06/10 More... | Orestes. Performed live. (Performance - Theater) 202-347-4833. |
| 03/17/10 03/19/10 03/20/10 | Ballets and Brawls. Performing live. (Performance - Musical) 202-347-4833. |
| 04/09/10 04/10/10 | A Musical Banquet. Performing live. (Performance - Musical) 202-347-4833. |
| 04/21/10 04/24/10 05/05/10 More... | Hamlet. Performed live. (Performance - Theater) 202-544-7077. |
| 11/18/13 | The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize. The 2012 recipient of the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, Shelley Puhak, reads from her work alongside prize judge Charles Simic. A… (Educational - Poetry Reading) |
| 11/22/13 | Before & After: Poets Respond to Romeo and Juliet. Poets Joel Diaz-Porter and Paulette Beete read original works that respond to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Porter has taken t… (Educational - Poetry Reading) |
| 12/02/13 | RSC Live from Stratford-Upon-Avon: Richard II. See David Tennant's Richard II live-streamed from the Royal Shakespeare Company's stage in Stratford-upon-Avon in a one-night-on… (Performance - Theater) 202-544-7077. |
| 12/06/13 | PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story: George Saunders. The 2013 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story will be presented to George Saunders, who will read from the Folger… (Performance - Staged Reading) |
| 12/09/13 | Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute with Peter Gizzi. Poet Peter Gizzi talks about Dickinson's poetic legacy and reads from his own work. A reception and book signing follow the read… (Community - Lecture) |
| 12/14/13 | Shake Up Your Saturdays: Yuletide Shakespeare. Happy Holidays! Families, get into the spirit of the holiday season with the poetry, games, and crafts of Christmastide. Recomme… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) 202-544-4600. |
| 02/04/14 | Whose Life Is It, Anyway?: The Literary Biographer's Craft. Authors Blake Bailey, Ruth Franklin and D.T. Max read from the Folger stage as part of the PEN/Faulkner reading series. A recept… (Performance) 202-544-7077. |
| 02/24/14 | Survival Instincts: First-Time Novelists On The Ties That Bind. Authors Ayana Mathis (The Twelve Tribes of Hattie) and Justin Torrez (We the Animals), graduates of the Iowa Writers' Workshop,… (Performance) |
| 02/28/14 | Folger Friday: Mimi Yiu. Mimi Yiu, an early modern scholar in the English department at Georgetown University, will discuss the connections between early… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 03/24/14 | Making Your Own Map: Joy Harjo and Evie Shockley. Two poets explore and meditate on social issues, culture, race, and more in a reading that weaves new textures of identity from… (Performance - Staged Reading) 202-544-7077. |
| 04/03/14 | Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2014. Professor Brian Cummings, Anniversary Professor of English at the University of York will discuss the problem of writing the lif… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 05/05/14 | Folger Board Reading: Carol Ann Duffy. Carol Ann Duffy, Britain's first female Poet Laureate, will read from her own works as well as favorite works of other poets in… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 05/09/14 | Before & After: Poets Respond to The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Local poets Michael Gushue and Regie Cabico respond to Fiasco Theater's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. The original… (Community - Lecture) |
| 05/12/14 | James Shapiro: Shakespeare in America. James Shapiro discusses his new book, "Shakespeare in America: An Anthology from the Revolution to Now." A reception and exhibit… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 05/19/14 | Preview Screening: Still Dreaming. This film documents a unique take on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," as performed by a group of retired actors, dance… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 07/02/14 | Henry IV Part 2 "RSC Live" Screening. The Folger hosts a special preview screening of a live cinema broadcast from the stage of the RSC, captured from Shakespeare's h… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 09/05/14 09/06/14 09/07/14 More... | Shakespeare's Globe's King Lear. Renowned classical actor Joseph Marcell (TV's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Folger Theatre's As You Like It) plays the title r… (Performance - Theater) 203-544-7077. |
| 09/08/14 | Thomas Cahill: Heretics and Heroes. Author Thomas Cahill will discuss his new book Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our… (Community - Lecture) |
| 09/15/14 | Poet Lore Celebrates 125 Years of Literary Discovery. This special reading will celebrate 125 years of literary discovery with poets Linda Pastan, Cornelius Eady, Terrance Hayes, and… (Educational - Poetry Reading) |
| 09/19/14 | The Institute of Heraldry: Guardians of our National Symbolic Heritage. The Folger will host a Folger Friday lecture featuring Charles Mugno, the Director of the Institute of Heraldry. The lecture wil… (Community - Lecture) 202-675-0336. |
| 09/26/14 09/27/14 09/27/14 | Courting Elizabeth: Music and Patronage in Shakespeare's England. Folger Consort performs the dances for five viols and lute that virtuoso lutenist John Dowland named for his patrons, along with… (Arts - Concert - Classical / Symphony) |
| 09/29/14 | Here and Now: Stephen Dunn. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn will read from his large body of work. Dunn has written seventeen collections of poetry… (Educational - Poetry Reading) |
| 10/17/14 | A Storied Future: Emerging Writers from the Virginia Quarterly Review. Acclaimed author Ann Beattie introduces Tope Folarin, Onyinye Ihezukwu, Brendan McKennedy, and Emily Ruskovich-four new voices f… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 10/20/14 | Writing from the Edge: 40th Anniversary of Graywolf. Graywolf Press celebrates their 40th anniversary with a reading by Graywolf poets Matthea Harvey, Claudia Rankine, and Vijay Ses… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 11/01/14 | "Beware the Ides of March". Explore Julius Caesar and learn how Shakespeare helped translate historical events into thrilling drama. This program is recomme… (Kids - Children's Activities) 202-544-7077. |
| 11/04/14 | Cry "Havoc!". Using Shakespeare's timeless words & a few of his own, actor/veteran Stephan Wolfert leads us on an interactive journey to meet… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 11/06/14 | Brews and Banter: Julius Caesar. Join our young patrons for a pre-performance discussion with actor Louis Butelli (Cassius in Julius Caesar), and the Folger's Ka… (Community - Lecture) |
| 11/07/14 | Paul Dickson: Authorisms. Lexographer Paul Dickson discusses his book Authorisms: Words Wrought by Writers, an anthology of English's greatest wordsmiths,… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 11/11/14 | Public Panel: The Voynich Manuscript. Join scholars Bill Sherman and Rene Zandbergen as they explore one of the world's most enduring mysteries: the still "uncracked"… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 11/17/14 | The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize: Geoffrey Brock and Heather McHugh. The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize reading pairs judge and MacArthur Genius grant recipient Heather McHugh with 2013 winner Geoffrey… (Community) |
| 11/24/14 | In This Way Comes Morning: New Writing of the West African Diaspora. This reading focuses on emerging writers and the African perspective in American literature, featuring Okey Ndibe, Chinelo Okpar… (Community) |
| 12/05/14 | PEN/Malamud Celebration. PEN/Faulkner celebrates the legacy of the PEN/Malamud Award with past award recipients Edward P. Jones, Lorrie Moore, and Tobias… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 12/08/14 | The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute: Rafael Campo. Poet, professor, and physician Rafael Campo brings Emily Dickinson's work to life in this annual celebration of her legacy. A re… (Community - Lecture) 202-544-7077. |
| 12/16/14 12/17/14 12/18/14 More... | A Renaissance Christmas: Music of Flanders and Italy circa 1500. Accompanied by voices, winds, and strings, the Folger Consort explores a variety of musical styles from Northern Italy and the c… (Arts - Concert - Classical / Symphony) 202-544-7077. |
| 06/20/16 06/22/16 06/24/16 More... | Gravedigger's Tale. Based on Shakespeare's Hamlet, this one man interactive play is a family friendly production featuring the comedic actor Louis B… (Performance - Theater) |
| 11/06/19 11/07/19 11/08/19 More... | Amadeus. Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna. When an impulsive and eccentric prodi… (Performance - Musical) |
| 10/24/23 10/25/23 10/26/23 More... | Folger Theatre: The Winter's Tale. With the magic and fantastical elements of a fairy tale, Shakespeare's astonishing romance is a thrilling journey filled with em… (Performance - Theater) |
| 12/05/23 | O.B. Hardison Poetry Series: Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute. Poet and literary scholar Evie Shockley will read from her writing and the poems of Emily Dickinson in this annual birthday trib… (Community) |
| 12/09/23 | Shakespeare Everywhere?. Facilitated by Folger Director, Michael Witmore, this conversation will gather artistic leaders to discuss how Shakespeare can b… (Community - Panel Discussion / Forum) |
| 02/15/24 02/16/24 02/17/24 More... | Folger Theatre - Where We Belong. In this stirring solo piece, Madeline Sayet echoes a journey to England braved by her Native ancestors in the 1700s following tr… (Performance - Theater) |
| 05/07/24 05/08/24 05/09/24 More... | Metamorphoses. Juxtaposing the mythic and the modern, the stories of Aphrodite, Midas, Orpheus, Cupid, and others are told in a whimsical and p… (Performance - Theater) |
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