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It''s a wonderful place for both serious research and brief visits. I especially enjoyed the exhibitions and the cafeteria. We also saw a fantastic production of Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar in their theater-the acting was superb.' publish_time: '2025-10-23T02:50:50.967469986Z' - author_name: aki okuda author_uri: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/105844850958720822491/reviews rating: 5 relative_time_description: 3 weeks ago text: The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is the world's foremost research center for all things Shakespeare, boasting the largest collection of First Folios (82 copies!) and related historical materials. Beyond its scholarly riches, the Folger's beautifully renovated building offers a vibrant public experience, featuring compelling, interactive exhibitions drawn from its rare collections, an ornate theater for performances, and engaging programs that make the Bard accessible to everyone, from scholars to families. publish_time: '2025-11-11T00:57:18.844637558Z' - author_name: Catie Voglio author_uri: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/115163715091188853063/reviews rating: 5 relative_time_description: 5 months ago text: 'Do not miss! Started the visit in the cafe to knock out some work and was so pleasantly surprised by every single room in this place! I am by no means a Shakespeare aficionado or enthusiast but this entire collection was so well curated and easy to navigate I didn’t want to leave. The walls are covered in recreations of illustrations, the lighting is dim but still light enough to read. And… It’s not just Shakespeare! Seriously a vast collection. All the docents were pleasant and so knowledgeable. There is also a theatre with performances daily. Would and will return! Can’t wait to tell everyone I know to visit!' publish_time: '2025-06-19T00:05:22.447849598Z' - author_name: Dorothy M. author_uri: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/108926011632100522551/reviews rating: 4 relative_time_description: 5 months ago text: Excellent Shakespeare resources, family friendly. Very knowledgeable docents and staff. We enjoyed sleuthing to reveal hidden pictures, learning about the development of the printing press, examining the map of Shakespeare and delighting in the art both inside and on the outside of the building. Unfortunately, viewing the theater was not possible. They said they were preparing for a show and it could be viewed another time- this assumes we can make multiple visits. Hopefully they can come up with a solution in the future. publish_time: '2025-06-12T17:23:05.514504Z' - author_name: vivi Chanle author_uri: https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/110945333286634553213/reviews rating: 4 relative_time_description: 7 months ago text: 'The Shakespeare Library may not be large, but its facilities are impressively modern and thoughtfully designed. Today, I was lucky to visit as the library was open to the public, and I truly enjoyed the experience. The space is welcoming, functional, and reflects a deep respect for readers and researchers alike. I really hope to return someday with more time to dive deeper into study and exploration.' publish_time: '2025-04-19T22:12:42.541671Z' opening_hours: open_now: false weekday_text: - 'Monday: Closed' - 'Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM' - 'Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM' - 'Thursday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM' - 'Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM' - 'Saturday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM' - 'Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM' editorial_summary: World-renowned collection of Shakespeare-related materials & a theater for performances & events. photo_count: 10 photos_metadata: - name: places/ChIJzS3F4y64t4kR9E4oQv-15XE/photos/AZLasHrSZ5ovAT3A4Kw6UoA-ZNUEDRBc9TeddLzDPjhe0URUcECI55qR2MukNfrJ_aZDGm5LZihfYq7xCaUWL7s8qlSE5ec_ogewhlOEmGWZR9idQUu1AkZpp8S_NA0_wWEtJE-zdntet4lWArfoR-tQMt_eHk9ZdNPZJuILA4VYMvXBG7UhDa0vPj2_0_T-6Z48f-hJ_uDnQ2ZQlVEmG7jfME_uyOdSZYNDL7eu4NmuS5YXYgLU_fwVed2Yzl7xxcJB-VZGdo_7pR9K-N4bBV4ewkiUkCWD7voiZeMn5rJrF_BoZQ height: 1619 width: 2048 - name: places/ChIJzS3F4y64t4kR9E4oQv-15XE/photos/AZLasHp9UB4nf2B1Ai2C_9TlHABe9syXbxRSut5Pk_h2Cl1QANj0ZFlzvmTQCitD-7x14O0B698UWQrQkhgb0rfQbR_whS2Wsyey8rBLWziYb22zAh3WFB-i4Xo86xWZ2PPKRmTZ6WiC9jyDXVEafwz4Ls6r4vlSpFecdDz49NzKbQGQVLEN7xTGpQbWX5TRF6EsEi5VyKfc0pdedc-OxelCZvMUq1xWT9F8RBjkrGEXdDTRAs9Y-1ZBBnBSLt6NniJSouCPuZ3FaLCa6iwKWKSDZt0lS-BiyeUfEKw_OKN7Px0IzrAJN3ABzQySoCEKd6ywr8QM3vng9F_epgy8PxOGUyTxk_2Wu_r2zJ2AQovFkIFmIhx0q_golapEh0S750jNWmwzZy2KKr5zvCWqikQwGBtzcFWgBxG1LGqPcG3o7oQ1Ag height: 3600 width: 4800 - name: places/ChIJzS3F4y64t4kR9E4oQv-15XE/photos/AZLasHppW7ZC4K9x46KxU2yuEoAGsUY6KCxfNjdju4wjUChAlta8AvP5XUIhhthzbeY0Ez0bb85zJ6Xc_gfNU_Yi4JSvtRbwUQzD0XBi4DXfWVwGf9qTAuRwZB557Ui05pfezlPltVVl4k-22sRAvYmCy9YP_9_gcqmgUiK8DHFho5lOEE1tWChkw5LJuavCFpCi9_XzmzZ_6CsGluiUpccvvTqGDuVjYeSekpLBdF4wSV64-hcf4faCkcZnLjaLmcENhnbXmWPxSUXvIlFMfsKJ2x9tnWyMgYLiKn3E32wQGBXkXWf7rPyuhpMUwberAMlmWy9fJp5S8VPbH2nCIXEegeR4DvkGwQSN3HrUD4mTY2Y9B9LPdWstAhpulUbG5R27qSBvOz9L3TYBf-9IpCbNMeDSVx4oGN1uZut4zhk0W_NCTDIn height: 3024 width: 4032 - name: places/ChIJzS3F4y64t4kR9E4oQv-15XE/photos/AZLasHqQpFmJFovAl1YMUI3h0lw2aVACkOrXRwffOc9TZLwy8OT1ab8e7qSGM3CMeMz1BNNLsGk3NRl9mnqG5sVhC-mzwT6k4jTu5p_xo51xu6qvS0R9zUnrGZrZS9WYEOZBZ0xjGmnLYkSVut1yRTi7IIHZ62bh0EMRE55IgsmOruE3xMp-A2usH1pU-7xCLs1zzlyHLkS-toz-Y-hJSUxxZyMMEtu7Z45CbZg5o1OsjiJXxMUvAXzmwwz4puQfRiOupYDHqY_PnZ4_IaHqqbmQzwT9dJBnKCvkDgKJYsWOcTyMMdVljXWI6lRUdMjIdRo7ZxVjd6_zjf0ITPhZPXcjPKFtXD0Lg7cL0z7dStv6efMydE4EEkVwGR4dLpbtZMULqr8tvopuLuVZbr6632N3UqG67Y-kIPN_P5UDHZO3udreWkh5 height: 4080 width: 3060 - name: places/ChIJzS3F4y64t4kR9E4oQv-15XE/photos/AZLasHqKocoH3E-3X_4my8mGub_qtKVWJ6pvHgZ58SyjkOL2bjh51ROg5NAyi1znkhoEPoFaCsWntjg7mHYig8gfYJmlY_MvuAjrIOVM4RXfaNa4fBxHwuLC9JoAqhjkKmm1elV3JgGfjJrp1cG9psfjts8GgTdOBCWeQjN04e6P6VToUUQYD4u5d4SfjQq11LbNpKkCNgFYIsaJB7bGGSetlS8uPF3SWxehUJwqwphg-Yh0ss72P9e3arAWM276rzHcAmkcMP8H9Tc3ixqzcIBUGmcmR-uzvQSwvhf9FTEre_-XhrC3tp5Bp4_myuFS0u_isdQ5FDqSykpnKBlx4vJPKustS3nSYtH-vkcg50pLw6nEp9RVhJyB6RcqTnhlLV3Lh465vY8N3Tub0-fdZtoGR5_9_-XKsagiWM6Gb484Zv0j7HM6 height: 3072 width: 4080 google_maps_url: https://maps.google.com/?cid=8207166003883822836&g_mp=Cidnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLlNlYXJjaFRleHQQAhgEIAA llm_verification: is_match: true confidence: 1.0 entity_type: GRP.HER reasoning: Name match is exact. 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Learn more at folger.edu custom_url: '@folgerlibrary' published_at: '2008-05-01T14:57:12Z' country: US thumbnail_url: https://yt3.ggpht.com/AvKBU_NHSq20KDt9_yu0x8cjsEpnFjRx1PxT7YcF_DJ05BFnD_WsCZaGBEOnT5AsJU_SDrP9JOA=s800-c-k-c0x00ffffff-no-rj subscriber_count: 11600 video_count: 652 view_count: 2798240 videos: - video_id: 1HznjBzmhmE video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HznjBzmhmE title: '"Ríu, Ríu Chíu" performed by the Folger Consort' description: 'Here''s a sneak peek at rehearsal of "Ríu, Ríu Chíu," part of "Resplendent Joy: Christmas Traditions from Spain and Portugal" (Dec 5-14, 2025).' published_at: '2025-12-04T16:13:46Z' duration: PT1M8S view_count: 412 like_count: 10 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1HznjBzmhmE/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: Cad0nMBfGhk video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cad0nMBfGhk title: '"The Birds of Shakespeare" with Missy Dunaway' description: 'How many birds did Shakespeare mention? Folger Artist Fellow Missy Dunaway is painting ALL the birds of Shakespeare. Several of her works are on display at the Folger now through January 4, 2026. Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-12-02T20:48:00Z' duration: PT1M34S view_count: 2289 like_count: 48 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cad0nMBfGhk/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: 6Lyc-8US_7w video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lyc-8US_7w title: Hamnet, with Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell description: 'Hamnet, the acclaimed novel by Maggie O’Farrell, is now a major film. The story imagines the life and death of Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, whose loss would later echo through one of his most famous tragedies, Hamlet. O’Farrell joins director and co-writer Chloé Zhao to reveal how they adapted the novel for the big screen. With Jessie Buckley as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William, the film reframes the Shakespeare family story as one of deep love, rupturing grief, and artistic creation. O’Farrell ' published_at: '2025-12-02T20:20:38Z' duration: PT36M24S view_count: 202 like_count: 2 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6Lyc-8US_7w/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: KKwI0x-elZc video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKwI0x-elZc title: 'Gallery Talk: Missy Dunaway' description: Blending acrylic ink with research, Folger Artist Fellow Missy Dunaway investigates the connections between art, literature, history, and the natural world. Her ongoing project "The Birds of Shakespeare" visually catalogs every bird mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays and poems—at least 65 species! published_at: '2025-11-26T15:40:55Z' duration: PT30M42S view_count: 49 like_count: 5 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KKwI0x-elZc/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: np3TJ6niuJ8 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np3TJ6niuJ8 title: 'Imagining Shakespeare: Mythmaking and Storytelling in the Regency Era' description: 'At the Folger through August 2026. Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-11-24T20:26:09Z' duration: PT46S view_count: 1068 like_count: 40 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/np3TJ6niuJ8/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: _tLVWrGq9oI video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tLVWrGq9oI title: Shakespeare Short Takes - The Tempest description: '"O, brave new world/ That has such people in ’t!" Farah Karim-Cooper is joined by Dr. Patricia Akhimie of the Folger Institute to talk about storms, strangeness, and imagination in "The Tempest"! ⛈️' published_at: '2025-11-19T18:51:31Z' duration: PT2M40S view_count: 758 like_count: 34 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_tLVWrGq9oI/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: EkbKYK7QE-4 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkbKYK7QE-4 title: London's First Playhouse and Shakespeare description: 'Before Shakespeare became a literary icon, he was a working writer trying to earn a living in an emerging and often precarious new industry. In The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare, Daniel Swift explores the dream of making money from creating art, a dream shared by James Burbage, who built The Theatre, the first purpose-built commercial playhouse in London, and a young Shakespeare. Nobody had ever really done that before, with playwrights at the time' published_at: '2025-11-18T20:19:02Z' duration: PT36M7S view_count: 351 like_count: 9 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EkbKYK7QE-4/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: OKchuRoeVc8 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKchuRoeVc8 title: First Folio Display description: 'How much can one book matter? Find out more about Shakespeare''s Folios at the Folger! Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-11-12T17:34:01Z' duration: PT1M7S view_count: 721 like_count: 16 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OKchuRoeVc8/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: wwGdNO2av_8 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwGdNO2av_8 title: Printing the First Folio description: How was Shakespeare's First Folio printed? Two of our Printer's Devils to take you through the historic process on the Folger's own printing press! published_at: '2025-11-06T16:54:05Z' duration: PT2M22S view_count: 861 like_count: 33 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wwGdNO2av_8/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: dG4UjSPeTpw video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG4UjSPeTpw title: Printing with Light description: 'How to use a printing press without the mess! Visit the Folger to Print with Light! Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-11-03T22:27:51Z' duration: PT47S view_count: 1339 like_count: 31 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dG4UjSPeTpw/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: bjrXMxz7YLE video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjrXMxz7YLE title: Shake Up Your Shakespeare description: 'Everyone loves a Shakespearean insult! Shake Up Your Shakespeare is one of the engaging interactive exhibits you can experience when you visit the Folger. Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-11-03T22:25:34Z' duration: PT46S view_count: 993 like_count: 13 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bjrXMxz7YLE/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: _oCYuAU6tms video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oCYuAU6tms title: Puck at the Folger description: 'The ultimate trickster is right under your nose! Visit the Folger and snap a pic with Puck. Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-11-03T22:11:53Z' duration: PT49S view_count: 1684 like_count: 13 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_oCYuAU6tms/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: sICMzK-YVcA video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sICMzK-YVcA title: '"God me such uses send....." Fred Wilson Installation' description: 'You''re not just viewing Fred Wilson''s installation - you ARE the installation. The black mirror makes every visitor a participant in this dialogue about power and representation. Take part in this piece at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-11-03T22:02:30Z' duration: PT1M37S view_count: 399 like_count: 4 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sICMzK-YVcA/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: ZHAHUsuOYYs video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHAHUsuOYYs title: Shakespearean Daggers description: '"Is this a dagger which I see before me?" Assistant Curator Johnna Campion takes us on a tour of 19th Century stage daggers and what they tell us about Shakespeare in America.' published_at: '2025-11-03T17:39:15Z' duration: PT1M24S view_count: 216 like_count: 3 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZHAHUsuOYYs/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: p999c0a4dSk video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p999c0a4dSk title: Mary, Queen of Scots, with Jade Scott description: 'Imprisoned for nearly 20 years by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, fought her battles through words, sending and receiving coded letters hidden in books, garments, and even beer barrels. Historian Jade Scott, of the University of Glasgow, Scotland, has uncovered the human and political depths behind Mary’s captivity through 57 recently decrypted letters, coded missives that reveal her as a strategist, an adept diplomat, and a woman navigating the perilous politics of Elizabet' published_at: '2025-11-04T20:18:11Z' duration: PT36M11S view_count: 100 like_count: 3 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p999c0a4dSk/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: rK2TT8yZUmw video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK2TT8yZUmw title: '"Macbeth" Shakespeare Short Take' description: Just in time for Halloween, we're talking "Macbeth," murder, and sleep no more! published_at: '2025-10-29T15:07:33Z' duration: PT2M58S view_count: 762 like_count: 24 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rK2TT8yZUmw/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: tXK7HQ1mXTw video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXK7HQ1mXTw title: Richard Burbage and the Shakespearean Stage description: 'Long before Shakespeare became a household name, there was Richard Burbage. As the first actor to play Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard III, and King Lear, Burbage helped define what it meant to be a Shakespearean actor. A commanding performer, he became one of early modern England’s first celebrities—celebrated for his emotional power and versatility, as well as his entrepreneurial savvy as an early theater owner. In her new book "Richard Burbage and the Shakespearean Stage: A ‘Delightful Proteus,’" ' published_at: '2025-11-03T18:43:45Z' duration: PT34M18S view_count: 88 like_count: 7 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tXK7HQ1mXTw/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: EMuuMpNHAiU video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMuuMpNHAiU title: Shakespeare Short Take - "Julius Caesar" description: Director Farah Karim-Cooper talks about Antony's "Friends, Romans, countrymen" in this Shakespeare Short Take. published_at: '2025-10-07T18:23:38Z' duration: PT2M34S view_count: 756 like_count: 20 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EMuuMpNHAiU/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: 9kUB5N80GQs video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kUB5N80GQs title: '"Julius X" Review Quote Trailer' description: 'Critics are calling "Julius X," "both urgent and timeless," "heartfelt and moving." See it through October 26! Video by Jeff Ray.' published_at: '2025-10-07T16:17:52Z' duration: PT50S view_count: 931 like_count: 8 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9kUB5N80GQs/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: fWV78BGEq6k video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWV78BGEq6k title: 'Harriet Walter: New Words for Shakespeare''s Women' description: 'Shakespeare’s plays are filled with unforgettable women—but too often, their voices are cut short. Ophelia never gets to defend herself. Gertrude never explains her choices. Lady Anne surrenders to Richard III in silence. In her new book, She Speaks: What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said, acclaimed actor Dame Harriet Walter imagines what those characters might tell us if given the chance. Through original poems, Walter reimagines moments of silence, expands on fleeting lines, and provides de' published_at: '2025-10-07T19:32:12Z' duration: PT35M36S view_count: 144 like_count: 1 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fWV78BGEq6k/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: qfX6u9oCy_Y video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfX6u9oCy_Y title: Shakespeare or Swift description: 'We had to ask the age-old question - Shakespeare or Swift? Starring Greg Prickman, Johnna Champion, Joy Johnson, McKenna Canty, Katherine Dvorak, and Ava Gadon.' published_at: '2025-10-03T21:11:06Z' duration: PT2M20S view_count: 1343 like_count: 39 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qfX6u9oCy_Y/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: RVHOerwE8z8 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVHOerwE8z8 title: '"Julius X" Audience Reaction Trailer' description: '"Julius X" is "beautiful," "soulful" and "excellent." Award-winning writer, journalist, and podcast host Al Letson blends the drama of Shakespeare''s "Julius Caesar" with the story of Civil Rights leader Malcolm X. On stage September 23 through October 26, 2025! folger.edu/juliusx 🎥: Jeff Ray Films' published_at: '2025-09-26T20:44:57Z' duration: PT51S view_count: 1605 like_count: 17 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RVHOerwE8z8/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: iEuBvaSzutg video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEuBvaSzutg title: A Talk with the Director of JULIUS X description: Director Nicole Brewer and Assistant Director Lenox Kamara tell audiences what to expect from JULIUS X, on stage at the Folger September 23 - October 26. published_at: '2025-09-23T16:43:43Z' duration: PT2M36S view_count: 176 like_count: 6 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iEuBvaSzutg/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: 9OcScGV1BX8 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OcScGV1BX8 title: Stephen Greenblatt on Christopher Marlowe description: 'Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare were both born in 1564, rising from working-class origins finding success in the new world of the theater. But before Shakespeare transformed English drama, Marlowe had already done so—with Tamburlaine the Great and the introduction of blank verse to the stage. As Stephen Greenblatt argues in his new biography, Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival, virtually everything in the Elizabethan theater can be' published_at: '2025-09-23T19:18:46Z' duration: PT40M32S view_count: 564 like_count: 15 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9OcScGV1BX8/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: 34_tE2Y7nn8 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34_tE2Y7nn8 title: The Fantastical World of William Shakespeare description: Who would your Shakespearan neighbors be on this fantastical map of characters? published_at: '2025-09-11T16:09:58Z' duration: PT59S view_count: 168 like_count: 2 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/34_tE2Y7nn8/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: 67YgyC8z9zk video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67YgyC8z9zk title: Al Letson on his play Julius X description: 'You may know Al Letson as a journalist—he’s the host of the popular investigative podcast Reveal. Before that, he created and hosted the public radio show State of the Re:Union. But Letson is also an actor, writer, playwright, and poet. His play Julius X: A Re-envisioning of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare kicks off Folger Theatre''s 2025-26 season. Julius X isn’t an adaptation of Julius Caesar — it’s a new play that borrows from Shakespeare’s language, characters, and plot t' published_at: '2025-09-09T19:13:28Z' duration: PT29M43S view_count: 237 like_count: 7 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/67YgyC8z9zk/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: SUGwAKK_rDc video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUGwAKK_rDc title: All the world's a stage and this stained glass window tells the whole story 🪟 See it at the Folger! description: Video by Renea Brown. published_at: '2025-09-03T16:27:07Z' duration: PT1M6S view_count: 181 like_count: 3 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SUGwAKK_rDc/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: E_OmPerY44c video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_OmPerY44c title: Rita Dove description: 'Shakespeare is known not only as a playwright but as a poet. The Folger commissioned this new poem from the former US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove as a way of welcoming visitors and celebrating the way words can inspire us. Video by Renea Brown.' published_at: '2025-08-28T15:25:26Z' duration: PT1M19S view_count: 60 like_count: 6 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E_OmPerY44c/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: STrR1gKwf3c video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STrR1gKwf3c title: Director Rosa Joshi on Julius Caesar Today description: 'Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar feels urgently contemporary in Rosa Joshi’s new production at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival—one of America’s largest and longest-running theater festivals, now in its 90th season. Staged in partnership with Seattle’s upstart crow collective, the production explores the threat of autocracy, drawing on global histories of dictatorship. Performed entirely by women and nonbinary actors, Joshi’s Julius Caesar offers new perspectives on a historically male-dominated poli' published_at: '2025-08-26T19:22:37Z' duration: PT40M49S view_count: 102 like_count: 5 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/STrR1gKwf3c/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: 4-e3xd-_l6s video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-e3xd-_l6s title: Cocktails and Conversation with Michael W. Twitty description: On Saturday, July 26, 2025, writer, culinary historian, and educator Michael W. Twitty joined us to discuss the enduring connection between Southern foodways and culture. published_at: '2025-08-20T20:24:59Z' duration: PT33M11S view_count: 66 like_count: 5 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4-e3xd-_l6s/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: _3xKpBzS-II video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3xKpBzS-II title: Reading Jane Austen in the 21st Century with Patricia A. Matthew description: 250 years after her birth, Jane Austen is more popular than ever, with the publication of new editions of her novels and numerous new film adaptations in production. But what does it mean to read and edit Jane Austen today through the lens of colonialism, cartography, and race? Scholar Patricia A. Matthew, who recently edited new editions of three Austen novels, joins us to explore the ongoing fascination with Jane and share new research about the Regency era. How wealth from Caribbean sugar pla published_at: '2025-08-12T19:14:19Z' duration: PT32M37S view_count: 216 like_count: 7 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_3xKpBzS-II/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: OoPIDY6VVlg video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoPIDY6VVlg title: It's the 16th century...what are you wearing? The Power Players exhibition can answer that for you. description: '' published_at: '2025-08-05T14:29:45Z' duration: PT46S view_count: 239 like_count: 8 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OoPIDY6VVlg/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: ULyW6lm8HYY video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULyW6lm8HYY title: Inside Hamlet’s Head with Jeremy McCarter description: 'What if, instead of just watching Hamlet, you could step inside the prince’s mind? A revelatory new audio production reimagines Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy as a first-person experience told through Hamlet’s POV. We only hear the scenes in which he appears—every soliloquy becomes an inner monologue, every whisper a voice in our ears. With stunning binaural sound design by Tony Award–winner Mikhail Fiksel and an intimate, close-mic performance by Daniel Kyri (“Chicago Fire”) as the Prince of Den' published_at: '2025-07-29T19:39:49Z' duration: PT41M44S view_count: 267 like_count: 9 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ULyW6lm8HYY/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: Nrnxy-Sj3Ek video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrnxy-Sj3Ek title: Shakespeare Short Takes - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" description: Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper talks about one of Shakespeare's most famous lines, delivered by one of his most indelible characters. Plus, we get a shout out to Stanley Tucci, her favorite Puck, and a job offer for him when he's done filming "The Devil Wears Prada 2" 🙃 👠 published_at: '2025-07-24T16:46:33Z' duration: PT2M52S view_count: 2044 like_count: 54 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nrnxy-Sj3Ek/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: KV688GDg7cg video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV688GDg7cg title: Shakespeare, Money, and Meaning-Making description: 'Can reading King Lear help us rethink economic policy? Can Measure for Measure shape how we talk about justice, or Hamlet help us face grief? That’s the idea behind an ambitious project at Montreal’s McGill University called Reimagining Shakespeare, Remaking Modern World Systems. Led by Laurette Dubé, professor emerita of management, and Paul Yachnin, professor of Shakespeare studies, the initiative brings together experts in economics, health policy, AI,  and robotics, with theater and literar' published_at: '2025-07-15T19:27:38Z' duration: PT31M46S view_count: 185 like_count: 6 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KV688GDg7cg/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: Yndr13ahu18 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yndr13ahu18 title: Staging Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto description: 'When live performance shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, actors Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen weren’t sure when—or if—they’d ever be onstage again. So, they turned to an unexpected venue: Grand Theft Auto Online, a sprawling, open-world video game best known for fast cars, chaotic and often criminal missions, and player-driven mayhem. Amid the game’s unpredictable violence, they decided to stage Hamlet—it would be the first ever complete performance of a Shakespeare play within a video game' published_at: '2025-07-01T19:18:54Z' duration: PT39M57S view_count: 175 like_count: 4 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yndr13ahu18/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: b1XFKuOrr70 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XFKuOrr70 title: Shakespeare Short Takes with Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper - TWELFTH NIGHT description: Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper, director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, takes a look at one of the most iconic lines from "Twelfth Night." The steward Malvolio receives a letter that he *believes* is from his mistress, Countess Olivia, encouraging him to rise above his humble station and become her lover...and maybe even her husband. The letter is really a cruel trick, but the wisdom and commentary in it is real. published_at: '2025-06-24T19:06:13Z' duration: PT2M43S view_count: 1089 like_count: 29 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b1XFKuOrr70/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: D_YL1EuWpQc video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_YL1EuWpQc title: Simon Russell Beale on Shakespeare, from Hamlet to Titus description: 'Called “the finest actor of his generation,” Sir Simon Russell Beale has played just about everyone in Shakespeare’s canon—Hamlet, Lear, Macbeth, Falstaff, Malvolio, Iago—and most recently, Titus Andronicus, for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In this episode, Beale reflects on the Shakespearean roles that have shaped his career and how his approach to them has evolved over time. He shares what drew him to Titus, and how he found surprising tenderness in Shakespeare’s brutal tragedy. The actor r' published_at: '2025-06-17T19:27:20Z' duration: PT37M41S view_count: 321 like_count: 13 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D_YL1EuWpQc/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: fcHYBDz-EH0 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcHYBDz-EH0 title: '"A Springtime Revival" with Douglas Clark' description: Folger Fellow Douglas Clark shares his exciting recent discovery—a quirky pastoral comedy set on the Greek island of Samos. Originally written to be performed for royalty, the Folger’s unique English-language version of the play also contains added scenes for a broader audience. published_at: '2025-06-12T19:03:58Z' duration: PT15M11S view_count: 67 like_count: 4 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fcHYBDz-EH0/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: M_mOku0dr1s video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_mOku0dr1s title: Shakespeare’s Boy Player Alexander Cooke description: 'In Shakespeare’s time, the actresses were boys—and for the most celebrated of them, fame came early but could end abruptly with a voice change. In this episode, author Nicole Galland joins us to talk about the world of boy players, young apprentices who performed women’s roles onstage in England before 1660. Galland’s novel, Boy, follows one of these real-life members of Shakespeare’s company, Alexander “Sander Cooke,” and his fictional best friend, Joan, a fiercely curious young woman who disg' published_at: '2025-06-03T19:36:17Z' duration: PT37M22S view_count: 165 like_count: 3 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M_mOku0dr1s/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: gjmTwZWoKCk video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjmTwZWoKCk title: '"Twelfth Night" Review Quote Trailer' description: Critics are raving about our "bracing, bold, and frequently hilarious" (MD Theatre Guide) production of "Twelfth Night." See what they're saying! published_at: '2025-05-28T18:41:47Z' duration: PT58S view_count: 1143 like_count: 10 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gjmTwZWoKCk/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: fVTVpbAUHBU video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVTVpbAUHBU title: 'DC, I Love You: First Dates' description: '' published_at: '2025-05-19T15:39:28Z' duration: PT1M4S view_count: 888 like_count: 4 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fVTVpbAUHBU/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: 6b_C6ORWuJA video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b_C6ORWuJA title: '"Twelfth Night" Audience Reaction Video' description: 'Audiences call Folger Theatre''s "Twelfth Night" "the definition of fun." On May 13 - June 22, 2025. Video by Jeff Ray Films.' published_at: '2025-05-19T15:31:47Z' duration: PT1M view_count: 584 like_count: 8 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6b_C6ORWuJA/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: gHkmOFZD5Sw video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHkmOFZD5Sw title: King Lear and Mao’s China, with Nan Z. Da description: 'Nan Z. Da, in her book The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear, finds unsettling parallels between Shakespeare’s play and 20th-century China under Mao Zedong. Da, a literature professor at Johns Hopkins University, weaves together personal history and literary analysis to reveal how King Lear reflects—and even anticipates—the emotional and political horrors of authoritarian regimes. From public punishments to desperate displays of flattery, from state paranoia to family betrayal, she shows how Shakesp' published_at: '2025-05-20T19:28:02Z' duration: PT31M16S view_count: 422 like_count: 9 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gHkmOFZD5Sw/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: yEcsfct25Ug video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEcsfct25Ug title: Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture 2025 description: '"Shakespeare Beyond Relevance" with Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper' published_at: '2025-05-06T15:42:19Z' duration: PT53M37S view_count: 440 like_count: 15 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yEcsfct25Ug/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: JXOD7aKxWIU video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXOD7aKxWIU title: Top Pop Songs of the 1600s description: 'What were the top musical hits of Shakespeare’s England? What lyrics were stuck in people’s heads? What stories did they sing on repeat? The 100 Ballads project is a deep dive into the hits of early modern England—a kind of 17th-century Billboard Hot 100. Drawing from thousands of surviving printed ballads, researchers Angela McShane and Christopher Marsh have ranked the most popular songs of the period. These broadsides—cheaply printed sheets sold for a penny—offer surprising insight into the ' published_at: '2025-05-06T19:19:56Z' duration: PT39M53S view_count: 666 like_count: 10 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JXOD7aKxWIU/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: lR0G8-fgKn0 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR0G8-fgKn0 title: The Yorkist Pretender, with Jo Harkin description: 'Who was Lambert Simnel—the boy who nearly claimed the Tudor throne? In late 15th-century England, identity wasn’t just a matter of birth—it could be a political weapon, a tool for rebellion, and sometimes, an outright performance. The story of Simnel, a boy plucked from obscurity and passed off as the York heir, reveals how precarious the Tudor dynasty really was—and how easily the lines between truth and fiction could blur. Author Jo Harkin joins us to explore the strange life of Simnel, the s' published_at: '2025-04-22T19:17:07Z' duration: PT35M40S view_count: 185 like_count: 5 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lR0G8-fgKn0/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: tnCfxeSDfmk video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnCfxeSDfmk title: Surekha Davies on the Making of Monsters description: 'Historian Surekha Davies joins us to explore how ideas of wonder, race, and the monstrous shaped European thought in the age of empire. These weren’t just abstract concepts—they were embedded in scientific discourse, travel writing, and the visual culture of the time. Shakespeare’s plays reflect these cultural currents. In The Tempest, the character of Caliban—described as savage, deformed, and barely human—embodies the fears and fantasies that haunted early modern encounters with the so-called' published_at: '2025-04-08T19:17:14Z' duration: PT33M23S view_count: 140 like_count: 5 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tnCfxeSDfmk/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: D_CVQeXZNZ0 video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_CVQeXZNZ0 title: Access the Reading Room description: The Folger Library Reading Room is available to everyone and becoming a researcher is easier than you think! Renea Brown takes us through the steps. published_at: '2025-04-02T20:58:26Z' duration: PT1M6S view_count: 434 like_count: 9 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D_CVQeXZNZ0/hqdefault.jpg - video_id: lB_yfjqn3mM video_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB_yfjqn3mM title: Cocktails and Conversation with Luis Carazo description: Engage your imagination and take a walk along the hero’s path with Luis Carazo! On Feb 27, 2025, Luis joined us at the Folger for a talk on the world of role-playing games, its place within the broader spectrum of storytelling, and the impact it can have as a community and empathy building tool. Be sure to check out the Folger’s very own role-playing game, the 5E adventure “Folger Foe-lios,” available for free download on our website. https://www.folger.edu/research/the-folger-institute/public-h published_at: '2025-03-26T13:54:01Z' duration: PT25M15S view_count: 129 like_count: 7 comment_count: 0 comments: [] thumbnail_url: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lB_yfjqn3mM/hqdefault.jpg status: SUCCESS