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Pamela
Allen Brown on Commedia Dell'Arte's Actresses
When commedia
dell’arte troupes first came to London in the
1570s, the presence of Italian actresses began to
change English attitudes about what theater could be,
what plays should be about, and—maybe most
importantly—who could play female roles.
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Excerpt:
The Diva’s Gift to the Shakespearean Stage
After
you listen to the podcast interview with Pamela Allen
Brown, read this excerpt from her new book, The
Diva’s Gift to the Shakespearean Stage, in which
she explores the impact of Italian actresses on
Shakespeare's character of Juliet.
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National
Tour Announced for Where We Belong
Coming
off the successful film adaptation of Where We Belong
last summer, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in association
with the Folger, is launching a national tour of Madeline
Sayet's solo show Where We Belong, directed by Mei Ann
Teo.
In Where
We Belong, Mohegan theater-maker Madeline Sayet travels to
England in 2015 to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare, echoing a
journey braved by Native ancestors in the 1700s following
treatise betrayals. Read more about the tour in The
Washington Post, and revisit the Folger's 2021 podcast
interview with Madeline Sayet.
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Nicholas
Rowe, Bard Biographer
Nicholas
Rowe's 1709 edition of Shakespeare’s works included a
short biography of the playwright. But which of those
colorful anecdotes were actually true?
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Shylock
and Nathan the Wise
The
18th-century German play Nathan the Wise
provides a compelling counterpoint to Shakespeare's The
Merchant of Venice, writes Folger Theatre's
resident dramaturg.
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Off
the Shelf: Index, A History of the
For
"filthy talk", turn to page 2. The author of
a new history of the index describes some fascinating
examples in the Folger collection created by early
modern readers.
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#FolgerFinds
For more encounters with
the Folger collection, follow @FolgerLibrary
on Instagram.
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