A Fast, Furious, and Fun First Week of Shrew Rehearsals
Was ever match clapped up so suddenly? –Gremio And, just like that, the first week of rehearsals for Folger Theatre’s …
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Blogging of the Shrew, Day 1
Here let us breathe and haply institute / A course of learning and ingenious studies. Hello and welcome, one and …
Director Aaron Posner on his Deadwood-inspired The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a great story. And while it is funny, surprising, playful, and political, too, a …
Louis Butelli: Henry VIII in Alabama
Hello, readers of the Folger Theatre Production Diary! My name is Louis Butelli. I was a contributor here during Folger’s …
Roger Rees and a Conference of Shakespeareans
Last week I attended the Shakespeare Theatre Association conference in Florida, hosted by Orlando Shakespeare Theater. It was a great …
Is this Adieu?!? Oh, Mon Cour!
No! Say it ain’t so! On behalf of the whole cast, I think I can safely say that a marvelous …
“Farewell Friends… thou Dear Play-house… Farewell”
Farewell Friends, Parents, and my Country; thou Dear Play-house, and sweet Park, Farewell. —Buckle, The Gaming Table It’s hard to …
A Postcard from PlayMakers Rep
On the road in North Carolina, I recently saw Cody Nickell (Petruchio in our upcoming production of The Taming of …
The Show Must Go On…Or, the Curious Case of the Understudy
I had a friend who was studying to be an anesthesiologist. When I asked him what it was like he described it as …
What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Always Stay in Vegas…
Hello there. Emily Trask here. Since writing my previous blog entry about Marion Williams‘ extraordinary set design for The Gaming Table, I …
