FOLGER
THEATRE 2013/14 Season
ALL
SHAKESPEARE ALL THE TIME!
FOLGER
THEATRE 2013/14 Season
“A vivid reminder of what makes theater—when it’s fired by inspiration—such a singularly affecting art” —City Paper
ROMEO RICH TWO GENT “Simply perfection… theatre magic” —BroadwayWorld
The Conference of the Birds
“The most stirring version of a Shakespeare history play the city has seen in a decade”
Twelfth Night
Henry V
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ur resident playwright takes center stage this season in an exciting celebration of the 450th anniversary of his birth. These amazing plays touch on the most essential aspects of all of our lives—powerful love, hateful ambition, betrayed trust—often interspersed with whimsy and humor. We welcome you to come see and hear drama that enlarges thought and prompts emotion—in an intimate theatre where Shakespeare would feel right at home.
Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
202.544.7077 • www.folger.edu/theatre
Photos by Scott Suchman
—Washington Post
subscribe to 3 great plays this season!
ROMEO AND JULIET
O AND J HARD RICHARD III TLEMEN OF By William Shakespeare
October 15–December 1, 2013
The perfect poetry of Shakespeare’s tragedy reveals the heart-breaking loss of “star-crossed” love. Helen Hayes Award-winning director Aaron Posner leads an outstanding ensemble into the heart of this powerful, provocative play. Featuring:
MICHAEL GOLDSMITH ERIC HISSOM
Erin Weaver
By William Shakespeare
January 28 – March 9, 2014
Exploring Shakespeare’s portrait of maniacal ambition and digging into the truth about this king’s real nature, Robert Richmond returns to the Folger to direct the celebrated history play. Featuring:
LOUIS BUTELLI
DREW CORTESE
NAOMI JACOBSON
JULIET TWO RDVERONA III OF VERONA Fiasco Theater’s
THE GENTLEMEN OF By William Shakespeare
April 17 – May 25, 2014
Photo by Gerry Goodstein
New York’s inventive Fiasco Theater has established its reputation for bringing Shakespeare’s timeless tales to the stage. Folger Theatre debuts Fiasco’s production of a romantic adventure filled with bandits, mistaken identity, and the “sourest-natured” dog Crab.
fiasco theater company
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Only 2013/14 Folger Theatre subscribers can purchase tickets to Cymbeline now—at a savings of at least $10 per ticket
Fiasco Theater’s
CYMBELINE By William Shakespeare VERY LIMITED RUN! Beginning May 28, 2014
Named a top ten theatrical production of 2011 by New York magazine
3-PLAY PACKAGES
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WITH Fiasco Theater
Cymbeline
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WITH Fiasco Theater
Richard III The Two Gentlemen of Verona
2013/14 Season Romeo and Juliet
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Henry V Photo by Scott Suchman