Shakespeare Playhouse News

The full cast has been announced for best-selling historical author Philippa Gregory's playwright debut Richard, My Richard.

Best-selling historical author Philippa Gregory will make her playwriting debut in 2024 with RICHARD, MY RICHARD – an innovative new stage play inspired by Shakespeare’s Richard III, that will bring to life one of history’s most twisted and enigmatic characters; a passionate, tender portrait of man in his time, surrounded by the women who determine his fate.

We're looking into the history of each of these theatres, plus their namesakes Ethel Barrymore, Vivian Beaumont Allen, Lynn Fontanne, and Helen Hayes.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Folger Theatre is altering the programming schedule for its 2020/21 'On the Road' season of plays. In working to ensure the well-being and safety of patrons, Folger Theatre, along with its project partners the National Building Museum and the University of South Carolina, have made the decision to postpone the 2020 summer production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and the National Building Museum's Summer Block Party, featuring the Folger Shakespeare Playhouse, to Summer 2021.

Second Circle Theatre Company opens their first season producing Shooting Rats by Peter Turrini and Miss Margarida's Way by Roberto Athayde in order to explore the issue of Personal Identity.

Second Circle Theatre Company opens their first season producing Shooting Rats by Peter Turrini and Miss Margarida's Way by Roberto Athayde in order to explore the issue of Personal Identity.