Folger's The Comedy of Errors plays out like a symphony of slapstick. more ›

Though Henry VIII isn't a particularly common Shakespearean work to be staged by local theaters, it is still likely that many audience members are already familiar with the king's story. Thanks to pop cultural influences ranging from "The Tudors" to The Other Boleyn Girl, the machinations of the mercurial king are pretty well-known, even if some people have received their history lesson from Scarlett Johansson rather than the Bard. more ›

Does director Timothy Douglas's choice to set Folger's production of Shakespeare's during the D.C. Caribbean Carnival feel arbitrary? Sure. Does it matter? Not entirely. more ›